Until a friend or relative has applied a particular proverb to your own life, or until you've watched him apply the proverb to his own life, it has no power to sway you.
From Nicholson Baker
Shoes are the first adult machines we are given to master.
I don't do all that well in the writerly world. I'm happier being outside the flow.
I really practiced hard and got to a certain level of technical proficiency. I overcame some of my limitations. I was a hard-working, dedicated bassoonist, but I have to say I'm not a natural musician.
The music wasn't going to happen, and I realized I had read so little. I didn't know my way around any century. I was very under read.
I keep thinking I'll enjoy suspense novels, and sometimes I do. I've read about 20 Dick Francis novels.
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