~ Then Do It ~

Novelist Sinclair Lewis was supposed to deliver an
hour-long lecture to a group of college students who
planned to be writers. Lewis opened his talk with
a question:

"How many of you really intend to be writers?"

All hands went up.

"In that case," said Lewis, "my advice to you is to
go home and write."

With that, he left.

Bits & Pieces - March 1997
Economics Press