Wednesday, January 7, 2009

N-Likely N-All



Today I found myself asking, "Will I ever write anything as clever as this?"

The answer of course is, "Unlikely."

That David Mamet gets me every time. I find his novels to be somewhat un-readable, but his plays and films are always an occasion for joy and this essay of his is no less than tremendous. He is making some splendid points throughout and I wholeheartedly salute him.

What a guy.

1 comment:

Kate Pitrone said...

Is this the same piece he published a couple of years back? Maybe it is a new version of that essay. The name is the same - maybe too good to abandon?