Fear, he believes, was Golding's sharpest emotion, the fear of writing itself being one of the worst.

ECONOMIST: William Golding

Though finding my voice took longer than I would have liked, the fear I felt was not of the writing, but knowing that I did not want this to be just a hobby.

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Rather then fear new writing styles he embraced them, even in the rigid world of newspapers.

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