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I'm always writing. i'm an obsessive. it's not because i'm a disciplined person. it's because i'm crazy about it.

-Hanif Kureishi

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I'm Always Writing. I'm An Obsessive. It's

Hanif Kureishi

I'm always writing. i'm an obsessive. it's not because i'm a disciplined person. it's because i'm crazy about it.

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I have a hard time writing. most writers have a hard time writing. i have a harder time than most because i'm lazier than most. [...] the other problem i have is fear of writing. the act of writing puts you in confrontation with yourself, which is why i think writers assiduously avoid writing. [...] not writing is more of a psychological problem than a writing problem. all the time i'm not writing i feel like a criminal. [...] it's horrible to feel felonious every second of the day. especially when it goes on for years. it's much more relaxing actually to work.

Entrepreneurs are all a little crazy. there is a fine line between an entrepreneur and a crazy person. crazy people see and feel things that others don't. an entrepreneur's dream is often a kind of madness, and it is almost as isolating. what differentiates the entrepreneur from the crazy person is that the former gets other people to believe in his vision.

I'm kind of an obsessive-compulsive person, like, neat obsessive.

I wasn't disciplined at all. as good of an athlete as i was, i was not disciplined. had i had the drive that i have in comedy, and acting, and writing, that's why i knew it just wasn't right for me.

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