"Writers love to worry."
I feel like I understand this statement perfectly. Meeting deadlines can be very stressful. Not only do you have to worry about getting the job done on time, but you also have to worry about your work being top quality. You have to have tough skin to be a writer. You always have to worry about rejection and criticism and you also have to be able to force yourself to write even when you don't want to. Writing can be very frustrating at times and there can be many distractions. Whether it's writer's block or the lack of solitude, not being able to write what you want to write can be very discouraging. This is a rather extreme example but Jack Nicholson's character in "The Shining" became so stressed and frustrated over not having the peace and quiet to get his writing done that he went mentally insane and attacked his family. I don't think writers really "love to worry" but rather they love to challenge themselves to get bigger and better things done, which naturally comes with stress.
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