An absolutely necessary part of a writer’s equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself.
A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself, without reference to any other purpose.
Coming from a Haitian-American home, I thought it was necessary to give back to the country in which my parents were raised. That is why I believe in Project PlayWorld’s efforts to to provide secure playing spaces for the children of Haiti with the Live Civil Playground.
To be able to function in late capitalism without being a psychological wreck, it is necessary to accept the insane as standard.
