I think one of the true ways I’ve gotten smarter is that...

I think one of the true ways I've gotten smarter is that I've realized that there are ways other people are a lot smarter than me. My biggest asset as a writer is that I'm pretty much like everybody else. The parts of me that used to think I was different or smarter or whatever almost made me die.

A revealing and bittersweet conversation with David Foster Wallace, who took his life on September 12, 2008. (via explore-blog)

Definitely applies to more than just writing.