J.M. PorupThe job of the writer isn't to answer questions. The job of the writer is to ask the questions for which there are no answers.
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The job of the writer isn't to answer questions. The job of the writer is to ask the questions for which there are no answers. The job of the writer is to ask questions, not answer them. Look at all those other writers who have written books on this subject matter. What are they trying to say? What's their point? The job of the writer is to ask the questions for which there are no answers.
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