All writers in some insane place believe that to write is a holy chore - that what one wishes to do is speak to one's time, to make a difference, to say: "I was here. I was a force for good in some way." (Harlan Ellison)

All writers in some insane place believe that to write is a holy chore - that what one wishes to do is speak to one's time, to make a difference, to say: "I was here. I was a force for good in some way."

Harlan Ellison

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