Question

the pleasure of writing by a a milne (excerpt) the pleasure of writing is one of the essays in the book not that it matters. it was written in the early 1900s by british author a a milne, who is best known for his winnie - the - pooh stories. (1) sometimes when the printer is waiting for an article which really should have been sent to him the day before, i sit at my desk and wonder if there is any possible subject in the whole world upon which i can possibly find anything to say. on one such occasion i left it to fate, which decided, by means of a dictionary opened at random, that i should deliver myself of a few thoughts about golfish (you will find this article later on in the book.) but to - day i do not need to bother about a subject. to - day i am without a care. nothing less has happened than that i have a new nib in my pen. (2) in the ordinary way, when shakespeare writes a tragedy, or mr. blank gives you one of his charming little essays, a certain amount of thought goes on before pen is put to paper. one cannot write \scene 1. an open place. thunder and lightning. enter three witches,\ or \as i look up from my window, the nodding daffodils beckon to me to take the morning.\ one cannot give of ones best in this way on the spur of the moment. at least, others cannot. but when i have a new nib in my pen, then i can go straight from my breakfast to the blotting - paper, and a new sheet of foolscap fills itself magically with a stream of blue - black words. when poets and idiots talk of the pleasure of writing, they mean the pleasure of giving a piece of their minds to the public with an old and a tedious business. they do not mean (as i do) the pleasure of the nib itself. anybody else writing this article might wonder will my select the correct answer. which point of view would the author agree with? a. how writing appears is more interesting than what the writing is about. b. the only way to be motivated is to get out and experience all that life offers. c. inspiration can come from suggestions from anonymous readers. d. writers like shakespeare can write on the spur of the moment.

Explanation:

The passage mentions that sometimes inspiration can come from random means like using a dictionary opened at random, which implies inspiration can come from various sources including suggestions from anonymous - like random - sources. Option A is not supported as the passage doesn't compare how writing appears and what it's about. Option B about motivation through experience is not discussed. Option D about Shakespeare writing on the spur of the moment is refuted as the passage says one can't write one's best on the spur of the moment.

Answer:

C. Inspiration can come from suggestions from anonymous readers