Don't go home

[box_life]

There's a bit from the movie Patch Adams:

Roommate: I don't mean to be rude, but aren't you a little old to be starting medical school?

Patch: You know, Babe Ruth was 33 when he joined the Yankees.

Roommate: ... No he wasn't.

Patch: You're right. But I could really use an example like that, and if you ever find one, let me know.
I only watched that

Comments

[razzthekid]

Oh man.... Totally agree with all of this. Don't they usually say that success is 10% talent and 90% perseverance? It's so true. If you don't have the drive, you got nothin'.

[museseatbrains]

On a note similar, Alan Rickman wasn't a known actor until he hit his forties :)

[malfunkshon]

I guess the main obstacle that comes with age is ....making a living, and family, complications. I agree with most of what you say in the post, although I think *talent* exists - something ephemeral that you can't quite describe; the kind of thing that makes Mozart different from another concert pianist. What makes a good writer different from a David Foster Wallace.

But the good news is that, at least when it comes to writing, it's never too late.

[box_life]

You're right, of course. I mean, if you're terrible, you can get acceptably good, but you're never going to be a master.