Sooner or later most writers end up making books about the torments of being a writer.

迟早大多数作家最终都会写书诉说当一名作家的苦恼。

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You will surely realize your dream of being a writer unless you give it up halfway.

除非你不半途而废，否则你一定会实现当作家的梦想。

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Does being a writer require a thick skin?

当作家需要厚脸皮吗？

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Many years later, Ida Tarbell said she had never considered being a writer.

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The dream of being a writer and the price one has to pay for excellence are impossible to demonstrate or, really, even to fathom.

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Edna and I both came out of houses that not only didn't have books, but also where the notion of being a writer for a living was ludicrous.

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Being a writer who makes his living off the writing of words which appear on computer screens, I would kind of like to see words stay for a while.

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