Most people, after one success, are so cringingly afraid of doing less well that they rub all the edge off their subsequent work.
Beatrix PotterIt sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born. My brother and I were born in London...but our descent, our interest and our joy were in the north country'. Quoted in The Tale of Beatrix Potter a Biography by Margaret Lane, First Edition p 32-33
Beatrix Potter