The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one... If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies.
你必须具备的三种能力:在确认一件事情能运作之前永不言弃的能力，在确认一件事情无法工作下去时放弃他的能力，以及信任能帮助你区分二者的人。
"The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it."