niggling thought

[goliard]

If I had spent the hours I've put into training myself to be an academic on writing instead, I would probably have a book out by now. I don't do this for an internal and an external reason: I lack the discipline, and I need an institute to stamp my visa. This is depressing. Some other linguist could write the papers I will publish; whatever its

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[malkhos]

Not at all. You wouldn't be able to write as good a novel (I take it that is the kind of book you mean, not one on Greek loan-words int he Talmud) without the education. And they are teaching you the discipline, aren't they?