ReJoyce

I am more impressed by Joyce Carol Oates' serene surrounding than by what she says about her writing routines. 

Somebody might say, "the lady needs some food."

Would Dan Brown or E.L. James say they don't "care" what their royalty earnings are?

But to be honest, if you want to be an excellent writer or philosopher, or intellectual or even a Professor (Oates is one at Princeton), you might have to have the "I don't care" attitude toward numbers. 

But jokes aside, Oates is a magnificent writer and one of America's precious bests.