Here's how Nick Hornby managed to give me the wisest advice about teaching I have ever received. In only 10 seconds!
Me: Nick, I have to ask you one thing. Did you like being a teacher?
Nick: Let's say I prefer my life now.
Me: I study the same as you, and after spending 5 years saying I'm not going to be a teacher I am already one and I haven't even finished my degree.
Nick: The thing with teaching is that it's a bit like the army; before you notice you're already there, but it's only for a couple of years. It's only a temporary solution, and I was very happy to get out.
I spent a long time wondering if I should wait for him to get out so I could have my book signed or not. He is one of my favourite writers, so I was scared of being disappointed. In a couple of years this story will have turned into a whole story where we went out for beers and exchanged myspace websites.
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