"The question then comes down to What are you willing to give up to do something that you really want? I never stay up past 9 pm. Because I did the math and there is no way that I could write if I stayed up past 9 pm. And a great deal of cheer and humanity, all of that socializing is lost on me. Because I know what I truly want is to be a writer. What are you willing to give up to do something you really want?"