In June I have my birthday and this year I received many books, which always makes me happy. One of them has been Principi, mig, fi, by Valeria Luiselli (translated into Catalan by Elisabet Ràfols Sagués, at Angle Editorial). I haven't finished it yet, but I can already say that I am enjoying it very much. At one point, Luiselli collects some reflections from the poet Layli Long Soldier, who talks about writing in terms of a relationship, as if it were a person, in the sense that it has conditions that make it possible and strengthen it: reciprocity, generosity, time, and patience. And others that can damage it. It is not the most worn-out metaphor of talent and discipline, but that of a bond that needs to be cared for and that, like all, can be damaged.