In the beginning, when I was trying to write, I couldnt turn off the outside world to the extent that I can now.
Raymond CarverI've crossed some kind of invisible line. I feel as if I've come to a place I never thought I'd have to come to. And I don't know how I got here. It's a strange place. It's a place where a little harmless dreaming and then some sleepy, early-morning talk has led me into considerations of death and annihilation.
Raymond CarverRemember Haydn's 104 symphonies. Not all of them were great. But there were 104 of them.
Raymond Carver