/lit/ - Literature

>>15380186

You've accurately quoted the post, congrats. I think the picture is inaccurate, I got away with this kind of practice because at the time I was in excellent physical condition. I'm still in shape, but at this other point in my life I was doing 2:00-2:30 gym sessions 5 days a week. I was also at this time just getting into topping for rope bondage. So a mix of youth, muscles, and a desirable skill set had people overlooking a few things, like this.

I'm no longer as young, as muscled, but my relationships have panned out rather well considering. But the above is an anecdote, and this a not particularly interesting story. Still open to recommendations!

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

>Short
>Strong, Masculine Prose
>Might tell him to skip the first chapter until after he's read the rest

He's got the fit body, let's just give him stoicism and send him on his way. He need not question his existence. He must exist, and given simple philosophical tools may do so in a positive manner. I wouldn't even give him the Bible unless he was already Christian.

What need does this man have for prose? He will not use it. He will not multiply it, or even express it well. We need not show him the depths and stark shores of Baikal, nor the sunrise at Haleakala. We need only ask him to look inward, and understand himself.

What's the secret of writing a best seller novel.

The plot?
The quality of the prose?
Self insert fantasy?

Is literature a hobby for only high IQ people?