Quote#Art
That's just why, because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy…
Quote byLouisa May Alcott · 1832–1888
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Little Women (1868), Ch. 39 : Lazy Laurence.
English (original)
That's just why, because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a common-place dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.
— Louisa May Alcott
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