"An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself."

Talent, Ability, Punishment, World

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"An absolutely necessary part of a writer's equipment, almost as necessary as talent, is the ability to stand up under punishment, both the punishment the world hands out and the punishment he inflicts upon himself."

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"But an inferior talent can only be graceful when it's carrying inferior ideas. And the more narrowly you can look at a thing the more entertaining you can be about it."

F. Scott Fitzgerald, American Author

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"The talent of a true writer and poet is in the ear."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

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"Never despise the talents you have. It is by them that you will do something that has not yet come into existence until you were born."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

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"The key to your success in this world is to discover the field of your gifts."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

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"If you've got talent, stick with it... because talent wins out, without a doubt."

Bobby Sherman, American Musician

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"I really think that aside from admiring my talent you really admire me as a person and as a woman."

Katherine Dunham, American Dancer

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"Everyone is beautiful and talented in their own special way. Some people can sing, dance, play instruments, teach, and more. You may not be in the hall of fame, but you possess the ability to inspire others. Recognize your talents and continue to be creative. Share your beautiful gifts with the world."

Amaka Imani Nkosazana, Nigerian Motivational Speaker

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"A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

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"Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to walk, how to talk, how to sit."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

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"Talent silences your competition, genius deafens them."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"A writer has to live with a sense of honor."

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"Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's all."

Life

"At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded."

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"The romantic idea is that everybody around a writer must suffer for his talent. I think a writer is a citizen of humanity, part of his nation, part of his family. He may have to make some compromises."

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"A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much."

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"I don't think that the writer is regarded as a freak by Americans."

Literature

"In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75."

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"Special-interest magazines are dangerous places for writers to start out in because the writing quickly falls into a routine and people are likely to find themselves artistically exhausted when they want to work on something of their own."

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"In America, we have the feeling of the doomed young artist. Fitzgerald was the great example of that."

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