Essays
George Orwell
“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand.”
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"Exhibitionism and self-pity are the bane of the novelist, and yet if he is too frightened of them his creative gift may suffer."
Further Reading
George Orwell
“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist or understand.”
--
"Exhibitionism and self-pity are the bane of the novelist, and yet if he is too frightened of them his creative gift may suffer."
