Ocupation: Writer
Life: May 13, 1937 - June 14, 1995
Birthday: May 13
Death: June 14
I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something--or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip.
source: Roger Zelazny (2001). “Prince of Chaos”, G K Hall & Company
topic: Writing, Greatness, Design, Ego Trip