To leave in search of yourself, of your real needs, is easier when you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, when there are not too many people bestowing you their attention.
“In those days, it didn't take much imagination to come up with something that required great lyric development skills. You just thought of an experience that you might have gone through, and write it down.”
“If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.”