I am neither charming, witty, nor especially interesting to be around. I have my moments, like anybody else, but alcohol or some similar substance is usually involved. Therefore, my social achievements are mostly tainted with the same shadows that follow a successful athlete who uses steroids.

Being an artist, this fact sometimes troubles me, as most famous artists appear to be unusually charming, witty, and fun. However, I just read a quote from Oscar Wilde, and it makes me feel a little better about being standoffish, introverted, and somewhat socially awkward.

"A great poet, a really great poet, is the most unpoetical of creatures. But inferior poets are absolutely fascinating. The worse their rhymes, the more picturesque they look. The mere fact of having published a book of second-rate sonnets makes a man quite irresistible. He lives the poetry he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise."

Thanks, Oscar.