When I speak as a writer I speak with my own voice — quite as unique as my fingerprints — and I take the maximum risk at seeming profound or foolish.
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Who does a writer write about? He writes about himself. When I began writing 25 years ago I did not realize this. I wanted to write about subjects that excited my curiosity. But the more I wrote the more I came to realize that I was writing about myself. I do not know what my closest friend is thinking. I do not know anyone else’s mind, but I do know who I am.
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Kaneto Shindo