• PhD, MFA, self-taught - the only things you must have to become a writer are the stamina to continue and a wily, cagey heart in the face of extremity, failure, and success.

    Alexander Chee: PhD, MFA, self-taught - the only things you must have to become a writer are the stamina to continue and a wily, cagey heart in the face of extremity, failure, and success.
    "'MFA vs NYC': Both, Probably" by Andrew Martin, www.newyorker.com. March 28, 2014.