Quote of the day - Oct 3: Thomas Wolfe (lemmy.nz)

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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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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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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