What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.

Franz Kafka once said: Writing is utter solitude ( ' , 獨處 ), the descent into the cold abyss ( ' , 深淵 ) of oneself.

My mother's criticism had shown me that Kafka is right about the cold abyss, and when you make the introspective ( ' , 內省的 ) descent that writing requires you are not always pleased by what you find.

Franz Kafka once said: "Writing is utter solitude , the descent into the cold abyss of oneself."

My mother's criticism had shown me that Kafka is right about the cold abyss, and when you make the introspective descent that writing requires you are not always pleased by what you find.

One hundred years ago, Colored was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent.

One hundred years ago, "Colored" was the typical way of referring to Americans of African descent .