Being thrown into the fire and getting the thing turned around in a hurry made it more difficult. Things have been done the hard way. I think you learn better when things are done the hard way.
“In fact it's quite gratifying for me to see some of the people who really objected to this method of working now being quite so profligate in their use of it.”
“Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn.”