^z 11th August 2023 at 7:07am
| "... the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise...." |
... F. Scott Fitzgerald, writing in 1936, on the pressures of fame, poor health, addiction, poverty, failed relationships, etc ...
(from "The Crack-Up"; cf Hemingway on Letter-Writing (2008-11-23), ...) - ^z - 2023-08-11