Each man has his own vocation; his talent is his call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him.

The imagination is not a talent of some men but is the health of every man.

“Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90 percent of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. ... Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration.”

“I was angry about the human talent that was lost just because it was born into a female body, and the mediocrity that was rewarded because it was born into a male one. And” 

“I was angry about the human talent that was lost just because it was born into a female body, and the mediocrity that was rewarded because it was born into a male one. And” 

This is quite natural: everybody likes to do that for which he has a talent.

Poetry moves heaven and earth.

Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.