"Writers are painful friends, and they are seldom friendly with others. They are insecure in the presence of other writers. Composers of certain kinds of music are the same-tormented and intolerant. Yet some arts not only make the artist social but make him depend upon sociability in order to succeed. Painting is one." - Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux: Writers are painful friends, and they are seldom friendly...

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"Writers are painful friends, and they are seldom friendly with others. They are insecure in the presence of other writers. Composers of certain kinds of music are the same-tormented and intolerant. Yet some arts not only make the artist social but make him depend upon sociability in order to succeed. Painting is one." - Paul Theroux

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