补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

A. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. B. What I did have was a friend who found me in my room in a New York apartmentbuilding. C. This is the shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there. D. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. E. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat.

 
Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there's a big difference between "being a writer" and "writing".________ "You've got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be awriter."
The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poorly-paid affair. ________ When I left a 20-year job in the US Coast Guard to become a writer, I had no hopes at all. ________ . It didn't even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.
After a year or so, however, I still hadn't gotten a break and began to doubt myself. _______ But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering "What if... ?" I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. ________ .