I think the only time I doubted myself was my senior year in high school. I was not offered a Division I scholarship. I remember a scout from Ohio State coming in and looking at my film. He was all excited to meet me. Then he met me and I was 5'10" and he said that I was not a Division I quarterback
When I'm writing for Esquire, my conscious thought is, I'm not writing for American Scholar.
While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.