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Brian King's avatar

When I was fifteen I painted geometric watercolors. My art teacher said they reminded him of Kandinsky. That spring we were at MOMA and I saw my first Kandinsky pieces. No resemblance to my work, but my teacher went out of his way to give me something to relate to. A bit of your drive and success is attributable to your teachers. Congratulations and I enjoy Pens and Poisons

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Daniel Moran's avatar

I would never advise someone to major in English unless I knew where they were studying it—and even then I would have my doubts. The major is not what it once was—as Wordsworth said, those days are gone, and all their dizzying raptures. One could still spend a lifetime reading and thinking about great books without the price tag or being asked / forced to read dreck.

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