The writer is a spiritual anarchist, as in the depth of his soul every man is. He is discontented with everything and everybody. The writer is everybody's scapegoat and everybody's prophet.
To be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter.
