" My best time as a writer is any day, or any moment, when the work's going well and I'm completely absorbed in the task at hand. The hardest time is when it's not, and I'm not. The latter tend to outnumber the former. But I'm a persistent little cuss. And I soldier on. "

― Meredith Maran , لماذا نكتب؟ عشرون من الكتاب الناجحين يجيبون على أسئلة الكتابة