I'm away from my well annotated copy* of _The Proud Gentleman_ but this letter has almost certainly come from that collection. It makes more sense in context of his other writings from the time.
Another quote, from the same, which I remember as vividly as (and juxtaposed with) this letter:
"Everybody is looking for someone who can stand up in the wind. It is lonely standing up and crowded lying down. I refuse to be an anchor for other people’s dreams—but then I refuse to anchor mine to anyone else."
* I wish my younger self knew the risk of loaning such a loved and personal book
Another quote, from the same, which I remember as vividly as (and juxtaposed with) this letter:
"Everybody is looking for someone who can stand up in the wind. It is lonely standing up and crowded lying down. I refuse to be an anchor for other people’s dreams—but then I refuse to anchor mine to anyone else."
* I wish my younger self knew the risk of loaning such a loved and personal book