Writing is a deeply immersive experience. When the words are flying, the house could be burgled and I wouldnโt notice. I have a low boredom threshold and I like intensity โ writing is a way of escaping the quotidian.
Monica AliYou know how if you're born in a certain situation you always expect your life to run on a steady trajectory? I've never really had a sense of that. I assume that life is going to go up and down.
Monica Ali