How do you write when you're not miserable? The solution, of course, is to make yourself miserable about not writing.
Jerry StahlThis is what I think: If you had the nerve to live what you lived, you should have the nerve to write it.
Jerry StahlYou may think you don't want to throw your life away for mere fleeting euphoria. But, once you get a taste, it doesn't feel so mere. From then on the planet becomes a waiting room. The rest of your life devolves to no more than the time between highs.
Jerry Stahl