Chuck Palahniuk. To the seed: the moments of my writing life, after which everything changed (№ 438324)

The task of a creative person is to notice and describe something for others. Not everyone is able to fully understand their own feelings. Others cannot adequately express their feelings or ideas. Some people just don't have the courage to do so. In any case, the reader will immediately know the truth in person when he sees it. Great writers seem to read our thoughts and accurately describe what we ourselves could not put into words.