not fare well, but fare forward
Cling, swing, Spring, sing, Swing up into the apple tree.
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm. But the harm does not interest them.
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.
Art is the escape from personality.