Not as Slow as Thorough
I cannot remember the title. It was probably something along the lines of "teach yourself to draw in 30 minutes". Not everyone has that talent. Perhaps I'm just a bloody slow learner. That book, randomly picked off the shelf in the library while perusing the different levels of depth and detail of graphic novel illustration, made me realize that words would have to be my pallette. Several years of observational description and metaphor tinkering later, I am now able to manage some passable pencil sketches as well. Language, however, in its spectrum of imaginative expression remains my go-to paint. That book did not allow for slow learners with hands more used to exploring human anatomy than holding a pencil directed in coordination with the physical eye...
Also, Shakespeare, because, well, SHAKESPEARE! Though the Bard truly made English a torment to master, I just have to admire that devious gift.