"are you still writing?"
"writing what?"
"anything?  anything at all?"
"i wrote something the other day.  (pause for thought) i don't think it was very good."
"and who are you to judge exactly?"
"well, i wrote it!"
"that doesn't mean anything"
"really?"
"really."
"why not?"
"because you wrote it.  you're too close to it.  once it's written you've lost your perspective on it."
"is that so?"
"it is."
"are you teaching Creative Writing now?  is that how you know so much?"
"no."
"well, then."
"i'm serious."
"i don't care."
"why not?"
"because i don't write for your approval.  or any one else's for that matter."
"is that so?"
"yes, it is.  thanks anyway."
"well, good for you."
"thank you"
"i'm serious."
"you said that."
"well, i'm saying it again."
"fine."
"fine."