We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.

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After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.

After I saved some money, I quit work and went to a local college.

Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go...

Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go...

When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian...

When I was discharged, I attended the University of Paris and met a beautiful Parisian...

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author.

There's this huge number of desperate people.

There's this huge number of desperate people.

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find...

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find...

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family -...

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family -...

Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers.

Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers.

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it...

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it...