- “It has long been known that writers suffer from a much higher incidence of mood disorders, including depression and mania, than other people. The precise medical reason for this has never been adequately explained. But [an anthropologist] believes it is because writing is less a true expression of the artist’s life (except in the case of the daily diarist) than it is a form of compensation and redress for denied satisfactions.” – National Post (Canada)
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