Writers are always anxious, always on the run--from the telephone, from responsibilities, from the distractions of the world.

Writers are always anxious, always on the run--from the telephone, from responsibilities, from the distractions of the world.

作家总是焦虑不安，总是疲于奔命——远离电话，远离责任，远离尘世的纷扰。

-- Edna O'Brien 埃德娜·奥布赖恩