David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Harvard and MIT and chose Harvard. In
the first week of school, he walked
through Harvard Yard and marveled at
his good fortune. “It occurred to me that
everyone here was a student who got
into Harvard. Which was a crazy
thought, but it was like, oh, yeah, all
these people are interesting and smart
and amazing and this is going to be a
great experience. I was so enthusiastic.”
His story was almost word for word
the same as Caroline Sacks’s, and
hearing it a second time made it plain
how remarkable the achievement of the
Impressionists really was. They were
artistic geniuses. But they were also
possessed of a rare wisdom about the