Do Writers Ever Quit?

Henriette Browne A Girl Writing; The Pet Goldfinch 

(ca. 1870-1874)

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I was at the optician this week, and the very nice young(ish) man said to me, 'Oh, I guess you're retired - what did you do?' I explained I wasn't retired and I was - am! - a writer, and he said, 'I guess that means you never retire.'

And then up popped this article by Robin Blake Retirement? What's That? on the RLF website on that very subject ...