前些年,作家常常被问到这样一个问题:为什么要写作?同样一个问题,答案却五花八门。有些回答很崇高也很豪迈,说作家是人类灵魂的工程师,应该主动担当起什么什么样的社会责任。有些则很现实,很低调,甚至在我看来非常滑稽。记得有一个当时走红的作家说,他写作是为了一双皮鞋,因为他见别人穿皮鞋很神气,而他没有多余的钱。于是就写,果然就发表 A few years ago, writers were often asked the question: Why writing? The same question, the answer is varied. Some of the replies are very noble and very heroic. To say that a writer is an engineer of the human soul should take the initiative to assume what kind of social responsibility. Some are very realistic, very low-key, and even funny to me. I remember one then popular writer said he was writing for a pair of leather shoes, because he saw others wear leather shoes is very air, and he did not have extra money. So write, really published