" Without the Wound..."

I wish that I had
written down
the writer's name
but I don't even remember
the publication-
only that I read this
while waiting in
the lobby of a doctor's
office.
What had stayed with me
is the quote-
such a quote,
so amazing-
" Without the wound
there is no author."
I do recall that the writer
was Israeli;
and I wonder, just what does it
take
to be a writer?
Is it talent, eloquence,
the usual list?
I do know that we all have a
story
to tell
but I feel this quote
is of essence-
for yes, the truth always
does
hit a nerve...