林说：“您必须成为一个折磨的艺术家”的神话是一个神话。您可以过上幸福，健康的生活，仍然去写作中所有这些疯狂的黑暗地方，然后和孩子一起玩并拥抱妻子。
(The myth of 'You have to be a tortured artist' is a myth," says Lin. "You can have a happy, healthy life and still go to all these crazy dark places in your writing, and then go play with your child and hug your wife.)