"That's my own idea, too. Selfishness, bad temper, irresponsibility, all piled up at the door, with that label. Do these folk interest you?"
"Yes. They are very lovable. So gay or so sad. Generous when they have money; unconcerned when they have none."
"Do you write about them?"
"Sometimes."
"I'd like to see what you say."
"I do not write well yet. I am still amateur."
"How long have you been writing?"
"Five or six years."
"Were you in earnest when you said that you had not published anything?"
"Yes. I have never even offered anything."