The daily act of writing remains as demanding and maddening as it was before and the pleasure you get from writing – rare but profound – remains at the true heart of the enterprise. On their best days writers all over the world are winning Pulitzers all alone in their studios with no one watching.
But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.
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From 18 to 22 I was alone living in L.A. with a bunch of friends partying.
