surely not every writer possesses all of the following ugly traits?
Vain, self-dramatising, self-pitying, arrogant, callous, foolish, censorious and just plain selfish. Graham Greene claimed that every writer must have a chip of ice in his or her heart and, according to a new book, this is disturbingly close to the truth.
this new book the journo talked about is a compilation of accounts by spouses and bairn of what it was like living with a writer.
ever since i started bloggin, i have styled meself as a writer. so, i can't agree more with Graham Greene about some of the characteristics listed above, as i am in fact:
- vain -> if it's not vanity, why the hell do i still maintain this journal, innit?
- arrogant -> to the point of being twatish at times
- self-pitying -> i do suffer bouts of it sometimes
- foolish -> matters of the heart, oh yes
so there. it's not as disturbing as it sounds.
as enscribed by the letter b @ May 8, 2004 02:09 PM