To be a writer you need, besides a little talent and a little time, two personality traits that seem contradictory: extreme self-centeredness and an inferiority complex. Normal people need not apply.
Thornton P. Knowles, The Psychology of Writing, 1976
Thornton P. Knowles, The Psychology of Writing, 1976
"Normal people need not apply." Normal people? I used to live in Normal, Illinois, does that count?
ReplyDeleteOh boy. According to Mr. Knowles, people from Normal, Illinois should never write. Sorry.
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