Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 And they wonder why women tend to live longer. On Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 03:38 AM, wrote: > I'm a vegetarian and my husband is a meat- > eater, " The notion that what you put into a book is going to have powerful effect is a notion that's harder and harder to maintain, " he said. " Part of the ability to keep writing over the years comes down to living with the expectation of disappointment. It's the exactly opposite of capitalism. In capitalism you want your business to succeed, and to the degree it does your energy increases, and you go out and buy an even bigger business. In writing it's almost the exact opposite. You just want to keep the store going. You're not going to do as well this year as last year probably, but nonetheless let's keep the store going. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Since your quotation is unattributed, might we assume it's from Gene's pen? An interesting albeit somewhat unflattering view of authordom. The Stewarts [stews9] Thursday, May 15, 2003 6:12 AM LIfe Span Clue " ...In writing it's almost the exact opposite. You just want to keep the store going. You're not going to do as well this year as last year probably, but nonetheless let's keep the store going. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Exactly what does my husband's eating habits have to do with being a writer? Laurie , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > And they wonder why women tend to live longer. > > On Thursday, May 15, 2003, at 03:38 AM, > wrote: > > > I'm a vegetarian and my husband is a meat- > > eater, > " The notion that what you put into a book is going to have powerful effect > is a notion that's harder and harder to maintain, " he said. " Part of the > ability to keep writing over the years comes down to living with the > expectation of disappointment. It's the exactly opposite of capitalism. In > capitalism you want your business to succeed, and to the degree it does > your energy increases, and you go out and buy an even bigger business. In > writing it's almost the exact opposite. You just want to keep the store > going. You're not going to do as well this year as last year probably, but > nonetheless let's keep the store going. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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