Did all of the greats start young? Seems like all the best writers

>>9190412
Times change. No twenty year old has shit to say anymore worth listening to.

>>9190414

Yeah.

A hundred years ago, a 20 year old had probably watched his alcoholic dad almost kill his mother, 4 of his siblings die from fever, had fought in at least one way, and had two girlfriends die from a cold.

They tended to have a lot to say about that.

>>9190423
I grew up in the suburbs, safe as can be. Haven't experienced anything challenging, let alone death. Lacrosse was tough tho.

Why can't I write

>>9190412
DeLillo started pretty late

>inb4 '>Delilli >Great'

>>9190459

Uh...because you haven't experienced anything.

So...naturally you have nothing to say.

>>9190477
Proust didn't experience shit and here we are

De Sade wasn't published until he was in his fifties.