As a writer, I remember everything. And especially the hurts. Strip me of my skin and muscles and leave me bare to the bone, and then point to my scars, and I'll be able to tell you the story of each and every one. From the big ones, I'll be able to weave a novel and sustain the conversation well past the point of my own comfort. Being a writer has very little to do with talent. The only real requirement is the ability to remember the story of every scar. Writing consists of the persistence of memory. And one's consistently quiet wish, fuelled by a myriad of addictions, to forget.
