Maybe that is what marriage is: Two people creating a cult together.
Beautiful music plays, but not everyone with ears can hear it.
People don't actually think there is such a thing out there as angel research.
Finding one's voice - or creating a narrative voice that has the power to carry your story - is the hardest part.
I taught myself to write in order to understand who I was and so yes, writing was an act of self-actualization in the beginning.
Writing grew out of the pleasure of escape. My novels are very much outside of my personal experience. That is why I love writing fiction. It allows me to leave my existence and inhabit other lives.