But in the end they made a decision they felt was right and
stuck with it. I didn't say that self-confidence didn't
require contemplation first. They'd be stupid not to question
it as they went along, but questioning isn't a lack of
confidence ... it's a sign of wisdom.
-- Anthony Dauer, MSM IS Alexandria, Virginia
2nd Annual Country Noir Issue ...
http://www.adau.net/judas_ezine/
... submit by 4 May 2002
-----Original Message----- From: WordRunner@aol.com Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 10:48 AM
There is a long list of hard-boiled characters who were plagued by self-doubt, including Matt Scudder, Ray Dolan (Jack Kelly's Line of Sight), Dave Robichaeux, Eddie Coyle, Ed Exley, Easy Rawlins, and even our old friend Philip Marlowe (especially in The Long Good-Bye.) All of these guys worried a lot about whether they were doing the right thing, for themselves, for others, for self preservation, and all of them had people whose opinion of them mattered.
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