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160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1967
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The poet, the artist, the sleuth – whoever sharpens our perception tends to be antisocial; rarely “well-adjusted,” he cannot go along with currents and trends. A strange bond often exists among anti-social types in their power to see environments as they really are. This need to interface, to confront environments with a certain antisocial power, is manifest in the famous story, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” “Well-adjusted” courtiers, having vested interests, saw the Emperor as beautifully appointed. The “antisocial” brat, unaccustomed to the old environment, clearly saw that the Emperor “ain’t got nothin’ on.” The new environment was clearly visible to him.”I sometimes find socializing difficult because I feel I recognize things others either don’t see, don’t want to see, or are just downright indifferent. Maybe there are more than a few who feel as I do. I also took comfort from his words for amateurism in contrast to professionalism because I consider myself very much the amateur at everything I undertake. Yes, the amateur has a chance to make a meaningful contribution.