I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see. Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth.

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I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see.Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth. The thing is that we all have an inner core of emotions that we try desperately to hide from those around us. We don’t want those close to us to see these emotions as they can be hurtful as well as embarrassing. The person who uses this quote wants those he loves to suffer as only then can they find the truth within themselves.

So many people try to hide their pain, keep it all inside and pretend everything is fine. But we must not pretend, we must face our pain and share it with those we love.

Source: Bird By Bird: Some Instructions On Writing And Life

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