Dear Trelles:
How I envy your youth, your tremendous energy, ready to conquer all the possibilities of the world or die in the attempt. Tell me about your novel, but above all write it. Without fear. But in addition, and this may matter, with a humility worthy of San Francisco or at least Giacopone da Todi. With every day that passes, I am more convinced that the act of writing is a conscious act of humility. Well, I await your reply. In the meantime, receive a strong embrace.
Bolaño
The letter above was written by the Chilean novelist Roberto Bolaño to an aspiring writer, Diego Trelles Paz. Found in the magazine n+1 via the Dish.