Music is spiritual. The music business is not.
Van MorrisonRead
When I write, I make my memories tangible, and in this way I can get rid of them.
Interpretation
Writing allows the author to externalize memories and emotions, providing a way to process and release them.
In this quote, Jorge Semprun expresses the therapeutic power of writing as a creative act. By putting memories into words, they become a physical entity, allowing the writer to reflect on and ultimately detach from those experiences, turning intangible emotions into something concrete and manageable.
In practice
A writer sharing their personal struggles during a speaking engagement.
Music is spiritual. The music business is not.
When I'm writing, the darkness is always there. I go where the pain is.
Fiction is burdened for me with a sense of duty.
The point of my photography has always been to challenge myself, to go a little further than my Germanic discipline and Teutonic nature would traditionally permit me to.
Food is about making an interaction with ingredients. If you talk to them, they will always tell you a story.
I love getting cheers. I love giving scares. Anything that really works with the audience makes me happy.
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