• lemmyman
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    1 month ago

    On Writing is his love letter to the art of writing, and in it he has only regrets about his drug abuse. He was truly sad that he didn’t remember writing Cujo, because what he actually likes about writing is, ya know, the act of writing.

    • zarkanian@sh.itjust.works
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      People have such a weird relationship with drugs. I’m sure he doesn’t regret getting his career off of the ground, which was facilitated by his drug use.

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        The man was so deep in the hole that he doesn’t remember writing an entire novel, and you seem to be implying he should be grateful for that period in his life?

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          I think the point was more that it facilitated the period of his life he is in now.

          But also, how long it took matters. If he did it all in a weekend and that’s what he forgot on one bender, that’s completely different than not remembering like, a whole year of your life.