I have no dreams. I have plans. Dreaming is a sure way to leave your plans unrealised. It would sound insane if a writer said they were dreaming of writing a good book. Why are they dreaming? Why aren’t they writing? Working?

The loftier dreams a person has the less they are willing to work for them. Anyone can dream about world peace. Few work to achieve that.

I consider dreamlessness to be one of the finer characteristics of the Finnish people. It is practical. The focus is on everyday life instead of fantasies, which makes sense because life is prosaic. I like to quote the writer Kati Tervo: “I love the mundane.”