“you write for ego, no?”

“don’t we all?

but, i do NEED to write”

“do you?

or are you aware

it is your best shot

at fame?”

“is fame a bad thing?”

“it was for Salinger”

“a lot was bad for Salinger”

“at least he wrote for himself”

“yes, he gave up publishing

after he was a millionaire for life -

how brave”

“more examples than just him”

“and they all get divorced”

“and they all get divorced -

whether they enjoy fame or not”

“so, should i just give up writing?

just make myself fall in love

with the idea of being

a commonman PHONY?”

“if you want to keep your wife

and sanity”

“and who writes good

under those conditions?”