author: Billy Collins content: I think all young writers make this mistake, that ... they believe in self-expression, which is highly overrated, I think. When I was growing up, self-expression was thought of as an affectation of some kind, as well, [] said "When I was growing up, we had another name for low self-esteem. It was called 'humility.' It was actually a virtue and not a psychic dysfunction." id: 053c0f2c-c936-468d-99fa-35e43bc4bc9e