Thursday, January 26, 2006
"Boswell felt that the act of writing regularly was beneficial in itself, both as a discipline which would encourage the habit of application and as a means of staving off the depression which often resulted from inactivity. Morever, he hoped that 'knowing that I am to record my transactions will make me more careful to do well.' "
Adam Sisman, Boswell's Presumpuous Task; The Making of the life of Dr. Johnson.
Adam Sisman, Boswell's Presumpuous Task; The Making of the life of Dr. Johnson.
