I don’t ask writers about their work habits. I really don’t care. Joyce Carol Oates says somewhere that when writers ask each other what time they start working and when they finish and how much time they take for lunch, they’re actually trying to find out, ‘Is he as crazy as I am?’ I don’t need that question answered.
孔子说:“譬如堆山,还差一筐,没堆成就停了,功亏一篑是自己造成的;譬如填坑,只倒一筐,继续填下去,坚持不懈是自己决定的。”