You know, they ask me if I were on a desert island and I knew nobody would ever see what I wrote, would I go on writing. My answer is most emphatically yes. I would go on writing for company. Because I'm creating an imaginary – it's always imaginary – world in which I would like to live.) William S. Burroughs
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The idea of being alone in the middle of the ocean sounds scary, especially if you can't swim. But there is something to be said for being alone in your mind. It's a place where you can create, invent, imagine, and dream. That's where the greatest glory in living lies.

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