A young musician plays scales in his room and only bores his family. A beginning writer, on the other hand, sometimes has the misfortune of getting into print.
Source: In Time, 16 Feb 1981.
-- Marguerite Yourcenar, (Jun 8 1903-1987), Belgian-US novelist, essayist; She was the first woman to be elected to the Academie Francaise (French Academy), an exclusive literary institution with a membership limited to 40.