The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.
Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.
History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.