Sunday, 2 December 2012

Words of Wisdom



“The true end of literature is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it”.  So said Samuel Johnson; not to be confused with Samuel Whiskers, who said “Anna Maria, make me a roly-poly pudding”.  An equally laudable statement and probably, let's face it, one with more popular appeal.
Since it’s likely that more people enjoy puddings than enjoy reading, why be a writer?  Why not become a pudding chef?  In my case (as my friends and family are well aware) because the results of my cooking would be, like Anna Maria’s pudding string, “very indigestible”.  And I hate doing it.  On the other hand, I love writing.  And life is too short not to do what you love.