Kate has observed that many pupils of famous teachers “not only fail to become famous, in fact, but eventually even go into a different line of work altogether.” But of course some do become famous.
David Markson, from Wittgenstein’s Mistress (1988).
Pupil is such an odd word for a student. So odd that I had to look it up and write a post about it.
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Thursday, February 26, 2026
Famous pupils
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