"I'm 49, and my first novel was published when I was 22. It was nothing, and the same applies to most of the 16 others published since then."David Goodis, in a letter to William David Sherman, August 16, 1966.
(From the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, by way of Lou Boxer.)
Nothingness...interesting concept
ReplyDeleteA pick-me-up quote from Goodis. ... Well, maybe this provides hope for those of us who didn't publish novels when we were 22. Then again, publishing your first novel during your 30s or 40s doesn't guarantee improved quality. Maybe just improved appreciation of the personal accomplishment.
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