When I lose direction, it becomes very hard to write. I actually get a physical pain, as if … - George Benjamin

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He was either a man of about a hundred and fifty who was rather young for his years, or a man of about a hundred and ten who had been aged by trouble.

George Benjamin

When I lose direction, it becomes very hard to write. I actually get a physical pain, as if my subconscious knows better. That may sound mystical and pretentious, but it's true.

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