Showing posts with label Leo Lerman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leo Lerman. Show all posts

Saturday, April 21, 2007

On the not writing life

From The New York Times Book Review:
“What wrongs I have done to such talents as I have,” he continued. “What self-indulgence and waste.” He added, “I must stop fumbling for words here and get to work. I lack all discipline.”

But as you will discover in “The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman,” a magnificent arrangement of his unpublished memoirs and correspondence, a man can write a lot, not writing.