Why I Write: Why I Pirate

I am a writer because I love to write. I love to create worlds and express them and I think that the world deserves to be able to see them too. While I certainly do not have the right to impose that philosophy upon other writers, I also don't have the money to afford their books. Would they truly prefer I and others not read it at all than read it pirated? I think not, at least when it comes to small authors like what I typically read from.