| But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities but its own talents | It is the nature of fiction not to be good for much unless it is good in itself |
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| We must love ourselves for what and who we are, and believe in our talents | But we must learn to accept who we are and appreciate who we become |
There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to do so by the presence of a gift.
4| You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves | A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place |
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