Darwin hating everyone and everything is oddly reassuring. Some days, even a brilliant mind has simply had enough. Perhaps I shouldn’t give up on myself just yet.
Darwin’s blunt “hate everybody & everything” feels oddly modern, but Hemingway’s advice turns that mood into a discipline: keep writing through the point where it feels impossible. I wonder how often the letters we treasure began in exactly that state.
These would make great motivational posters for my home office.
thompson quoting his old boss's memo saying he hates people and isn't very likeable, as his own reference, is the best job application i've seen.
Darwin hating everyone and everything is oddly reassuring. Some days, even a brilliant mind has simply had enough. Perhaps I shouldn’t give up on myself just yet.
Darwin’s blunt “hate everybody & everything” feels oddly modern, but Hemingway’s advice turns that mood into a discipline: keep writing through the point where it feels impossible. I wonder how often the letters we treasure began in exactly that state.
Thank you for these. Thak you for collectinng letters and sharing them. It's a wonderful priveledge to be able to crawl through someone else's mind.
Wonderful letters!
Love Dawn Powell's note. People were so charmingly not-on-the-nose back then. So much more entertaining.
It appears Ambrose Bierce's note was prophetic. He disappeared the following year while still in Mexico. What a romantic.
The collection is fabulous!