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[quote=Anonymous]Artists are often troubled in some way, and their therapy is producing art. 
Do you think a perfectly sane, responsible and logistical pragmatist can create thought provoking art or writings? From where I stand, it's the more wacky ones that create something from the mess inside them. Some of the most talented fine artists and actors are/were seriously crazy. 
Examples: Einstein, Martha Graham, Van Gogh, Emily Dickinson, Sophocles, Lord Byron. Two more: Dante and Nabokov - seriously, where did these guys come up with that stuff? Their writings are crazy! Because they were, too!

And I apologize if I offend anyone's sensibilities. I agree with 23:57 to a degree. You can be very involved as a parent, or take care of your art, but probably not both in one lifetime.

So my advice to the OP is try to separate your personal bias of the author from your relationship with your friend, but see the art for the art. Rather, see the author as a mutli-dimensional person who is working something out through his writing. [/quote]

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