DEPRESSION, BREAKDOWNS, GRANDIOSE INSECURITY <br /> <br /> <br />Depressions, breakdowns, grandiose insecurity <br />are the price paid both by all lovers and all writers <br />attempting to break barriers of purity <br />by struggles usually accomplished in all-nighters. <br />Though there are great rewards for working through the night, <br />to be remaindered is the fate of every lover, <br />and every book of prose or poetry you write <br />will be de-pressed and bite, like dust, its cover. <br /> <br />Inspired by Cynthia Crossen’s article on Daphne du Maurier in the WSJ on August 2,2008 (“An Overlooked Literary Genius? Why ‘Rebecca’ author Daphne du Maurier deserves revisiting”) . She writes: <br /> <br />Ms. du Maurier probably wouldn’t appreciate being described as a Ms. She ued the name du Maurier professionally, but in real life she was Lady Daphne Browning, wife of a distinguished military officer who later worked for the royal family. She was born in 1907 into the artistic aristocracy of England: her grandfather George du Maurier, was a novelist and her father, Gerald, was a successful actor and theater manager. Daphne seems to have inherited some of the neuroses of her artistic ancestors-depression, breakdowns, grandiose insecurity-as well as their gifts. <br /> <br />© 2008 Gershon Hepner 8/5/08 <br /> <br />love <br />Gershon<br /><br />gershon hepner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/depression-breakdowns-grandiose-insecurity/
