I remember one last piece of advice given me. It was during the exuberance of the rich and frantic ’20s, and I was going out into that world to try to be a writer. I was told, “It’s going to take a long time, and you haven’t got any money. Maybe it would be better if you could go to Europe.” “Why?” I asked. “Because in Europe poverty is a misfortune, but in America it is shameful. I wonder whether or not you can stand the shame of being poor.” It wasn’t too long afterward that the depression came. Then everyone was poor and it was no shame anymore. (via John Steinbeck – A Letter For Beginners « Zee’s Wordly Obsessions
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