People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling … - Hannah Kent

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Travel opens your mind as few other things do. It is its own form of hypnotism, and I am forever under its spell

Hannah Kent

People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.

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