“What is this thing that has us chewing at our own selves, grating ourselves against our own sharp sieve? It is the act of stepping back. It is the act of separating, and judging. It takes only one because the one becomes two.” TwoSelfJudgingSeparatingChewingStepping Back Book:Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distraction and Other Dilemmas in the Writer's Life Source: Writing Past Dark: Envy, Fear, Distraction and Other Dilemmas in the Writer's Life