Learn a language of another country and then you can go to that country: a place where the problems of your family will not follow. A language they do not speak.
Alice SeboldIt's something that I know how to do because I taught for a very long time, so I can do it, and I feel a responsibility to do it - for instance, in this situation, where I'm touring specifically for this period of time. But most writers are not public people. There are a few writers out there who really enjoy it and are good at it, and can both work and do that at the same time, but I'm not one of those people.
Alice SeboldOne thing about failing repeatedly: If you're still doing it after you've failed that much, you really mean it.
Alice Sebold