I write whenever it suits me. During a creative period I write every day; a novel should not be interrupted. When I cease to be carried along, when I no longer feel as though I were taking down dictation, I stop.
Source: In W.O.W. - Writers on Writing, by Jon Winokur, 1990.
-- Francois Mauriac, (Oct 11 1885-1970), French novelist, essayist, poet, playwright; He was a French Catholic writer who examined the ugly realities of modern life in the light of eternity; won the Nobel Prize for Lit, 1952.