It's a Bad Life

Writers spend more time in rooms, staying awake in quiet rooms, than they do hunting lions in Africa. So, it’s a bad life for a person because it’s so lonely and because it consists of such highs and lows, and there’s not always anywhere to take these emotional states.… It’s a life that’s tough to sustain without falling prey to some kind of beguiling diversion that’s not good for you.

ROBERT STONE