You have freedom when you're easy in your harness.
You can be a rank insider as well as a rank outsider.
Writing a poem is discovering.
I am a writer of books in retrospect. I talk in order to understand; I teach in order to learn.
It's hard to get into this world and hard to get out of it, and what's in between doesn't make much sense.
If you're looking for something to be brave about, consider fine arts.