Not the brightest flame in the fire

Monday, Jun 30, 2014

One of our greatest writers, William Faulkner, one day went out dove hunting with director Howard Hawks and an actor he had never met, Clark Gable (a movie star not known for high intelligence). Faulkner and Hawks were having a long discussion about literature and writers while the actor just stayed silent. Finally, Gable asked the other two who they thought were the greatest living authors. Each of them named some names and Faulkner also named himself. Gable was surprised and said, "Oh, are you a writer, Mr. Faulkner?" "Yes, I am, " replied Faulkner, " and tell me, Mr. Gable, what do you do?"