“Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse.”
“The use of talent is far more important than the possession of talent.”
“I certainly have not the talent which some people possess, of conversing easily with those I have never seen before.”
“She liked to disappear, even when she was in the same room as other people. It was a talent, as it was a curse.”
“We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.”
“Not all of us have to possess earth-shaking talent. Just common sense and love will do.”