I’m not naïve about the business of writing. It’s hard to write alone. But I’m uninterested in being a purveyor of commodities that provide moral uplift or force little kids to find the words to do the job. Art defined as a product that must provide market value to its customers, seems, ironically, to rend it as ephemeral as the fast food wrappers I see on my morning walks. I do not believe you can control the beauty that at its best art conveys. One can only stand in its presence.

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