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I Don't Think Anyone Ever Gets Over The Surprise Of How Differently One Audience's Reaction Is From Another.

Anyone Working In The Media Can Tell You That There Seems To Be An Always-ready-to-explode Segment Of The Populace For Whom Offense Is A Fate Worse Than Anything Imaginable. You'd Think Offense Is One Of The Most Calamitous Things That Could Happen To A Human Being; Right Up There With The Loss Of A Limb, Or Just Missing A Parking Space.

Every Writer Knows That Unless You Were Born Gifted With Either Supreme Confidence Or Outsize Ego, Handing In Your Work Holds, In Some Cases, Admitted Terror. If That's Too Strong, At Least Fairly High Anxiety.

There Were Several Things A Yale Freshman Was Supposed To Be Able To Do. You Had To Demonstrate In The Olympic-size Yale Pool That You Could Swim 50 Yards Or Be Inducted Into Swimming Class.

Once I Left Out What I Then Considered My Best Line Because There Was A Suspected Column Rat In The House.