[Quiet Man Cometh]

Originally Posted by Kasolyna

Yes, it seems like the most famous people in the world are generally the ones that suffered the most. Maybe it's what makes them interesting. At least Chaplin ended up happy with his wife and many children.

Personaly I'm not inclined to believe that. The suffering of famous people is, simply, more likely to get noticed.



I'm generally not one to read autobiographies, or even biographies much. They just aren't my thing, though I used to watch them on TV often enough. The only one I recall actually reading was of "Big Ben," a showjumping horse for Canada that was of some repute. I grew up watching him competing, and read the book when I was around 11 or so.

Otherwise, I find things like letters and such more interesting, even though I feel a little guilty about it. John Keat's letters are very interesting, and it was hard to put them down when I should have been doing my paper. A fair bit of biography was in there too. Goes with the territory I guess.