Well, it's more of a "Sheesh, EVERYBODY wants to be a famous author, what makes YOU think you could do it? Haven't you grown out of this stuff?" mentality than a "Woe! I am 23! It's too late!" mentality. (Although thinking of how F. Scott Fitzgerald and Carson McCullers produced some of their best work at 23 makes me a bit nervous.)

If you don't mind E-Books, you could always Just read it for free. (Public domain, yay!) But I prefer the feel of a book in my hand, so don't feel like you have to.

I was antsy about the books I'm currently reading and then I realized... they're all non-fantasy. It was driving me crazy. Once I figured out the problem, I picked up a fantasy novel and read over half the book last night. It was like my whole brain settled down and I even slept well!

Hee-hee-hee. You're addicted!