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MAN: There certainly are many. And there are inspirations in different directions. So for instance, Michel de Montaigne is an inspiration in that he found a equilibrium and wrote out of that sense of balance and uncoerced thought. And then there are inspirations like William [INAUDIBLE] or [INAUDIBLE] who were more troubled and more romantic figures. And they're an inspiration in terms of you want to get their intensity, but you don't want to end up killing yourself.