And I have not very often heard any writer claiming seriously that the book is of no importance. That the intention is not to write books, but simply to write. That the intention is not to be a writer, but to write. Although it does sound believable from the mouth of a writer who unexpectedly, a year ago, did not deliver her manuscript for publication although her publisher demanded it and the press had already puffed and praised it in advance. But what does sound unbelievable, surely, from a writer is that it is not a question of the self.
Writing has no object but writing itself.
A book, on the other hand, is an opportunity for the new. For me, it means giving something up. Publication is a good way to do it. After that it really is not mine any more. Anyway, I find talking about my own books difficult.