Which isn't the truth, you understand. At least you understand that in your head...but not always in your heart.
You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won't be able to take a break from being a writer.
Rumors are like lightning on summer tinder, producing flames that dance in flickering brilliance from person to person, sometimes flaring in great conflagrations of exaggeration before finally extinguishing themselves in the cold waters of fact.