A writer's work often reflects what he or she has been exposed to in life; experiences which are the groundwork of a poem or a story.
“For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US?”
“You wake up in the morning and you look at your old spoon, and you say to yourself, 'Mick, it's time to get yourself a new spoon.' And you do.”