Ambition and deflation …

… on Paper Collage by Georges Perros, translated by John Taylor (Seagull Books/University of Chicago Press) | On the Seawall: A Literary Website by Ron Slate (GD). (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

“Although literature makes waste, at least it has a chance of making a man stand straighter. It’s important to understand this. Nearly all trades produce waste. Literature is one of the few occupations demanding rare willpower of a man, a way of running his existence that slows down the progress of a mediocrity that is natural to all of us.”