“It’s hard work and it takes longer than murder or sex.”

—  Carole Morin

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse (2013)
Context: Murder and sex are both Dionysian.
Creative work is first anarchic; and then it’s structured. It’s right brain then left brain. Anarchic then controlled. To be a really good writer, you have to be able to do both. It’s hard work and it takes longer than murder or sex.

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