" 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 only know that we all have a story to tell... but I feel this quote is of essence- for yes, the truth always hits a nerve...