an important and wise thing.

[umarekawareru]

Today I started reading Alan Bennett's The Uncommon Reader. It's quite a cute little book (emphasis on the 'little' part -- I picked it up to read barely an hour ago and I'm already halfway through it!). This paragraph in particular caught my attention:

One Scottish author was particularly alarming. Asked where his inspiration came from, he said fiercely: 'It doesn't come, Your Majesty. You have to go out and fetch it.'

So true. /amused/