Ohran Pamuk on the inevitable question every writer is asked – “Why do you write?”

I write because I have an innate need to write! I write because I can’t do normal work like other people. I write because I want to read books like the ones I write. I write because I am angry at all of you, angry at everyone. I write because I love sitting in a room all day writing. I write because I can only partake in real life by changing it. I write because I want others, all of us, the whole world, to know what sort of life we lived, and continue to live, in Istanbul, in Turkey. I write because I love the smell of paper, pen, and ink. I write because I believe in literature, in the art of the novel, more than I believe in anything else. I write because it is a habit, a passion. I write because I am afraid of being forgotten. I write because I like the glory and interest that writing brings. I write to be alone. Perhaps I write because I hope to understand why I am so very, very angry at all of you, so very, very angry at everyone. I write because I like to be read. I write because once I have begun a novel, an essay, a page, I want to finish it. I write because everyone expects me to write. I write because I have a childish belief in the immortality of libraries, and in the way my books sit on the shelf. I write because it is exciting to turn all of life’s beauties and riches into words. I write not to tell a story, but to compose a story. I write because I wish to escape from the foreboding that there is a place I must go but – just as in a dream – I can’t quite get there. I write because I have never managed to be happy. I write to be happy.

hat tip – the ever so spiteful one!

She : Hey Adieu.. Where in heaven’s name are you? No news from you at all.. No visit, message or phone call.. This is not what brothers do. Leavin sisters with no clue.. So reply right away.. Dont keep me waitin all day.. He he he..

Me: Hey Shaan. I’m right here in Chennai working with elan. How do you do and whats up with you?

She: He he he.. So when do you begin treatin? You said you’d be doing that a lot.. Now, no way are you retreatin.. You’ll be sought out and caught..

Me: Treats shall come thy way when the time is apt and c’mon I say. Until then do hope and pray, that something comes before May.

She: Now is a good time as ever.. Why should I wait till May? Around you I’m gonna hover.. Till I get that treat some way..

Is it useful to use large, obscure words when smaller, more well-known words will do? I agree that we can all use a little vocabulary workout from time to time, but when does one cross the line between creative vocabulary and just plain showing off? If the meaning of your communication is hidden from the user (unless they have a dictionary handy), then why bother saying anything at all?