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I’m too old to come to terms with…what do they call it? Low self-esteem

June 3, 2013 by 10 Comments

John Richardson

“Now, talking to you, I’m too old to come to terms with what I’ve done, this difficulty I have with – what do they call it? – low self-esteem. I’m thrilled to bits to be given this award and recognised. I never went to university, I’ve no proper education. I educated myself reading, reading, reading at the London Library – so there’s a certain justice to my getting this prize.”

~ Sir John Richardson

Sir John Richardson, 89 year old art historian, set to receive the London Library’s Life in Literature award, one of his many honours, including a knighthood, accorded him for his multi-volume, still unfinished biography of Pablo Picasso. Volume One appeared in 1991, Volume Four is expected next year.

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  1. mimijk says:
    June 3, 2013 at 4:55 am

    I’m in really good company!!

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  2. donnaanddiablo says:
    June 3, 2013 at 5:03 am

    A towering figure in the art history world. And WMS…. 🙂

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  3. wordsfromanneli says:
    June 3, 2013 at 11:36 am

    No self-esteem worries there.

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  4. LexoKat says:
    June 4, 2013 at 9:02 am

    Reblogged this on Lex'sThoughts and commented:
    Something which is.. amazing!

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  5. thehappyhugger says:
    June 4, 2013 at 11:59 am

    Excellent!

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