“Writing is the only trade I know of in which sniveling confessions of extreme incompetence are taken as credentials probative of powers to astound the multitude.” KnowsWritingTakenTradeExtremesConfessionMultitudesIncompetenceCredentials Author:George V. Higgins
“A cop told me, a long time ago, that there’s no substitute for knowing what you’re doing. Most of us scribblers do not. The ones that’re any good are aware of this. The rest write silly stuff. The trouble is this: The readers know it.” KnowsWritingLongStuffKnowingTroubleReaderLong TimeSillySubstitutesCopLong Time AgoSilly Stuff Author:George V. Higgins
