My oldest brother told me once, when I suffered my first proper heartbreak, that I should turn the pain into something positive. Use it in your writing, he said. My brother had managed to package his efforts to comfort me in a profound piece of advice. I didn't take his advice back then -- I was young and foolish -- but his words has come back to me from time to time throughout the years. It was, I thought, a simple and beautiful philosophy for someone with creative ambitions. I felt there was t...
My oldest brother told me once, when I suffered my first proper heartbreak, that I should turn the pain into something positive. Use it in your writing, he said. My brother had managed to package his efforts to comfort me in a profound piece of advice. I didn't take his advice back then -- I was young and foolish -- but his words has come back to me from time to time throughout the years. It was, I thought, a simple and beautiful philosophy for someone with creative ambitions. I felt there was t...
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