“I've been trying to write for as long as I can remember. But those first fifteen years didn't produce much of great interest. I mean, it embarrasses me very much to look back on my early poems--very few lines of any merit at all and lots of affectation. But there were quite a lot of them. That's a point in one's favor.” WritingTryingYearsFirstsLooksMeanLongI CanRememberInterestLinesProduceFavorsMeritFifteenFifteen Years Author:Kingsley Amis
“What merit there is in my thinking is derived from two peculiarities: (1) My inability to be familiar with anything. I simply can't take things for granted. (2) My endless patience. I assume that the only way to find an answer is to hang on long enough and keep groping.” ThinkingWayLongTwoEnoughAnswersAssumingEndlessFamiliarGrantedMeritInabilityTaking Things For Granted Author:Eric Hoffer