Only another writer, someone who had worked his heart out on a good book which sold three thousand copies, could appreciate the thrill that overcame me one April morning in 1973 when Dean Rivers of our small college in Georgia appeared at my classroom door.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Only other writers can truly understand the joy of recognition after a book sells poorly.
- In plain terms
- Writers know how good it feels to get recognition after failing.
- What can you take from it?
- Recognition feels best when you have struggled.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Have you struggled for recognition?
- Does success feel better after failure?
Another view
Non writers can also feel joy from hard work.
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