"the tomorrow wound".

Why do the words hurt so much? 
Why do the words heal it all? 


I love the way he puts it, because this is tough and unbelievably annoying, and more than anything, nerve wrecking: 
You have chosen to engage – and in many cases reengage - with a dangerous process that changes you.
You don’t have to be a Serious Writer to be a serious writer.

You don’t need to be trying to change the world in order to change someone’s world. What you need is to be seriously committed to your work.