Murray uses past events from his childhood and creates poems and short stories. In this article, Murray explains that he realizes that he seeks understanding and compassion in his own writings. This explanation from Murray really made me understand how writing is more than just a way to express yourself through words, it's a way to tell a story in every word you write. It's a way to find yourself and discover how you became who you are today and how writers begin to understand themselves after reading their own work. Another thing Murray states is that over a period of time, a writer can completely change people's minds and creativity simply through his or her diction.