On writing, and why practice makes perfect.
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| A joy wall we made at school. |
Developmental argument: Practice makes perfect. I look at stuff I wrote when I was thirteen and think, "who was that?"
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| My friend Glenn and I ate lunch in the museum café and then saw the exhibit Lifelike. |
Retrospect argument: I look at the stuff I wrote yesterday and think, "ain't perfect but better."
Words I tell myself: Experience contributes to the adage practice makes perfect.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Or maybe writing is simply creating several versions of oneself.
Psychopathology of Everyday Life: It is spooky to find something in a discarded notebook with your name inscribed at the top but the contents are alien to your very sense of being.
Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage.
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