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.
我不問作家關(guān)于他們的工作習慣。我真的不在乎。喬伊斯·卡羅爾·歐茨在某個地方說過，當作家們互相詢問他們什么時候開始工作，什么時候結(jié)束，以及午餐花多長時間時，他們實際上是在試圖找出，“他和我一樣瘋狂嗎？”我不需要這個問題的答案。
Compliment people behind their back. It’ll come back to you.