This strong sense of who I am that I've always had, since I was very young, is what makes me write.
Quentin S. CrispTo me the seventies represent normality, and, of course, it is a normality that is now anachronistic.
Quentin S. CrispI feel a little as if the Buddhism is creeping back, but I mention all this simply in order to illustrate that there is, in my life, a fundamental sense of conflict between something that I am calling 'Buddhism' and my creative impulse.
Quentin S. CrispApart from the underlying mystery of all things, there is also another possible specific mystery in this situation: Why did I become so interested in Buddhism, Zen and so on? I seem to have a Buddhist voice in my head, and someone asked me about this recently, saying he was intrigued.
Quentin S. Crisp