The actual act of writing brings me such pleasure - to tell stories, to engage in cultural criticism, to reflect, to question, all of it is invigorating.
I write because I love doing it.
If people cannot be flawed in fiction there's no place left for us to be human.
If I cannot rest and relax, all the work I do is for naught.
I read constantly because there is so much to learn from the writing in the world.
Most of the time, writing is a lot of fun, and not a small amount of self-medication.