{"id":288,"date":"2004-07-20T09:29:06","date_gmt":"2004-07-20T13:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=288"},"modified":"2007-03-05T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2007-03-05T12:13:12","slug":"irvine-welsh-explains-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/irvine-welsh-explains-it-all","title":{"rendered":"Irvine Welsh explains it all"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wit and wisdom<\/a> from the author of Trainspotting:<\/p>\n

Hopefully you grow old, but never up. My whole life’s been a midlife crisis. Dunno whether it’s a prolonged adolescence or a premature menopause, it’s seamless to me.<\/p>\n

Failure teaches you everything. Success teaches you nothing at all. You learn things about people, how two-faced and sycophantic they can be. People who wouldn’t piss on you if you were on fire when you’re a failure are suddenly all over you when you’re successful.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wit and wisdom from the author of Trainspotting: Hopefully you grow old, but never up. My whole life’s been a midlife crisis. Dunno whether it’s a prolonged adolescence or a premature menopause, it’s seamless to me. Failure teaches you everything. Success teaches you nothing at all. You learn things about people, how two-faced and sycophantic … <\/p>\n

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