Majorie Kinnan Rawlings at her Florida home. (Photo: Getty)Every now and then I'll come across a letter that feels startlingly current, as though its author, despite being long gone, has somehow managed to write directly into the present. Of course, it's simply a reminder that the human race has always wrestled with the same fears and frustrations, and likely always will.
Of course, it's simply a reminder that the human race has always wrestled with the same fears and frustrations, and likely always will. It was in 1938 that the following letter was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. The recipient was her editor and close friend, Maxwell Perkins.
The recipient was her editor and close friend, Maxwell Perkins. Hawthorn, FloridaFridayDear Max:[. ]What cure is there for human stupidity.