a thoughtful web.
Good ideas and conversation. No ads, no tracking.   Login or Take a Tour!
comment by _refugee_
_refugee_  ·  3677 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What Do You Think Of This Quotation, Hubski? Agree, Disagree? Writers Especially

    The writer of the quote seems to be lifting him/herself up in a pompous way in order to justify their single status.

I would agree with this. This statement surprised me when I found it as the author's only bio. It seemed, frankly, a little bitchy. Moreover, it bases itself entirely off of conclusions that the author formed before looking for other theories and based solely off of very little evidence. The writer had a hunch and then found data that she believes supports that hunch.

The statement as a whole also kind of traps the writer: if she ever finds anyone to be happy with, then according to her, her writing will suffer. As a result it encourages her not only to remain single, but to not attempt to find out if she could be happier with someone - as it would endager, potentially, something in which she is talented (I have read some of her other poems as well).