There's truth to be gleaned from fiction. That's what I have always believed. The most expansive ambition is one which refuses to be sated by material. The most impressive ambition lies between a fragile heart and an exhausted mind - spent, left with nothing in reserve, they continue on. They endure. Sure, they'll be obstacles. They'll be doubt, self-abnegation, and recriminations that emanate from all sides. Sure, not everyone will be thrilled, not everyone will be in agreement, and not everyone will appreciate the work. In spite of all that, it must be done. Great joy echoes throughout magnificent writing. It is the author exalting in precious freedom and extending an invitation to his reader to do the same.

All life is encounter. Words are nothing without encounter.