Comments on: Older Writers = Happier Writers? http://www.ohjoy.org/2006/11/16/old-writers-happier-writers/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: marcia http://www.ohjoy.org/2006/11/16/old-writers-happier-writers/#comment-3943 Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:00:31 +0000 http://www.ohjoy.org/2006/11/16/old-writers-happier-writers/#comment-3943 In pretty much every field, the young phenom burns out fast. I think both kinds of artists are valuable: the brilliant flash that dies and the steady light that grows brighter by the year. But I'd rather be around for the long haul and know that my best days are ahead of me. Also: To answer the philosophical question from "Bullets Over Broadway" ... If I had a choice of saving a human being's life or the last known works of Shakespeare, I'd save the person. In pretty much every field, the young phenom burns out fast. I think both kinds of artists are valuable: the brilliant flash that dies and the steady light that grows brighter by the year. But I’d rather be around for the long haul and know that my best days are ahead of me.

Also: To answer the philosophical question from “Bullets Over Broadway” … If I had a choice of saving a human being’s life or the last known works of Shakespeare, I’d save the person.

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