A quote for writers

Yesterday, Google had the following quote on my home page (I have a section for quotes of the day):

"A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."
-Thomas Mann

My first reaction, of course, was to deny that the quote had any truth. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized how true it really was. I mean, how many non-writers talk about writer's block??? I think that writing really is more difficult for us writers, for two reasons: 1) we do a heck of a lot more of it than other people, and 2) we have a whole lot more riding on our writing than the average non-writer.