This is the reason.

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"Why is it easier to pick up the pen when I'm not happy? Why is dilemma the aphrodisiac of the writer. I want to be happy. But I want to write. I am finding that when I'm content, I have less to write about. Why is this.

Paradox!

Can there be a middle ground? And if so, will I find it?"

- Brandon Boyd; White Fluffy Clouds, Pg. 29