Anne Lamott (1954) Novelist, essayist, memoirist, activist
Source: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
Garland's annoyed response to a note from Princess Margaret "commanding" her to sing at a party in 1965, as quoted in Princess Margaret : A Biography (1977) by Theo Aronson.
Anne Lamott (1954) Novelist, essayist, memoirist, activist
Source: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
“She didn't ask me to the christening, so I'm not going to the wedding.”
Donald McGill (1875–1962) British artist
George Orwell "The Art of Donald McGill"
Charles Bukowski book Factotum
Variant: She was desperate and she was choosey
at the same time and, in a way, beautiful, but she didn't have quite enough going for her to become what
she imagined herself to be.
Source: Factotum
Bryan Lee O'Malley (1979) Artist
Source: Scott Pilgrim, Volume 3: Scott Pilgrim & The Infinite Sadness