This infamous PHP quote could be the best explainer of how nobody understands, nor cares to understand, the life of a working writer if it went like this.
Philomena: Some people have been writing books for over 20 years. Is that because it's particularly difficult to finish?
Expert: No, existential dread is constantly evolving.
Philomena: So they've been writing the same thing for 20 years?
Expert: No, different projects.
Philomena: Have they tried finishing one before starting another?
Expert: That's not how existential dread works.
Philomena: My mate Paul spent 20 years building a shed. Turned out he was just an alcoholic.
Expert: Right.
Philomena: Is art like that?
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