If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only half of it, he has partly failed. If he uses the whole of it, he has succeeded, and won a satisfaction and triumph few men ever know.

— Thomas Wolfe

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Didn’t this dude write “Look Homeward Angel”? One of the worst books I have ever had to slog my way through. Maybe he shouldn’t be talking about wasting talent.

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