Counterculture renegade, misanthropic philanthropist, teacher, student, rabble-rouser, lover of antiheroes and villains, writer of YA fiction.
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The worst seek to downplay, ban, or burn them. The fact that books have haters who are willing to destroy them confirms their power.
I think a lot of us harbor a certain romantic image of “The Writer” as a lonely soul, sacrificing human contact at the altar of a battle-worn keyboard. There’s something heroic about the idea of accomplishing this herculean task in a shroud of solitude.