Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

E.L. Doctorow
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
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If you're a writer, you're likely to be labeled as a bit eccentric. You can't help but write. It's just who you are. If you're not a writer, you probably don't understand how it's possible to be happy and successful at something and yet also make it impossible for anyone else to understand why you like to do it.

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