George Orwell. Why I write (№ 396715)

Loneliness has developed is peculiar to such children the habit to write stories and talk with imaginary companions. And I think from the very start my literary ambitions were mixed feeling isolated and undervalued. I knew I know the word and that I have enough will power to face unpleasant facts, and I felt - this creates a personal world in which I can regain what you lose in the everyday world.