“Also, I believe, it calls up the basic fear of all creatures, that of nothingness, unknowing, death. My advice when it comes to the first steps into emptiness, that moment when you embark on the self-revelation of the Word, my advice is that you approach it as a child would—that is, full of wonder and a sense of play. You have a keyboard and a blank screen, a pencil and a pristine sheet of paper. These are the toys. Get used to them. Start putting down words.” (Walter Mosley, Elements of Fiction)
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