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Jessamyn West

"Talent is helpful in writing, but guts are absolutely necessary."

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"To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies."

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"No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them!"

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"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."

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"Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred."

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"I don't consider myself to be a major talent, so the only solace I can take is to hope I'm growing."

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