When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat - at least that is my experience. Then they either fail you utterly or they surpass themselves. Sorrow is the great link - sorrow and misfortune. But when you are testing your powers, when you are trying to do something new, the best friend is apt to prove a traitor. The very way he wishes you luck, when you broach your chimerical ideas, is enough to dishearten you. He believes in you only in so far as he know you; the possibility that you are greater than you seem is disturbing, for friendship is founded on mutuality.
Henry Miller - Sexus
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