“STARING INTO THE ABYSS by Richard Thomas is an outstanding book, a grim tapestry of broken lives and shattered dreams, of dark fantasies and dark reflections. It's one of the better single-author collections I've had the pleasure to read in recent years, and as such, gets my highest recommendation. It's also a fine testament to a talent I suspect we are going to be hearing a lot more from, and soon.” YearsBookDreamDarkPleasureFantasyTalentBrokenFineHighestReflectionHearingStaringCollectionsSuspectsTestamentAbyssOutstandingDark FantasyShatteredGrimRecommendationsTapestryShattered Dreams Author:Kealan Patrick Burke
“Presence of mind, penetration, fine observation, are the sciences of women; ability to avail themselves of these is their talent.” MindOpportunityAbilityTalentFineObservationPenetrationPresence Of Mind Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. It depends on the mood of the man, whether he shall see the sunset or the fine poem. There are always sunsets, and there is always genius; but only a few hours so serene that we can relish nature or criticism. The more or less depends on structure or temperament. Temperament is the iron wire on which the beads are strung. Of what use is fortune or talent to a cold and defective store?” MenBookUseEyeHoursTalentHe ManFineColdDependsGeniusCriticismStructureFortuneAppreciationStoresMoodSunsetIronTemperamentWireSereneRelishBeadsDefectiveEyes That See Book:Essays, First and Second Series Source: Essays, First and Second Series
“Genius is talent provided with ideals. Genius starves while talent wears purple and fine linen. The man of genius of today will infifty years' time be in most cases no more than a man of talent.” MenYearsTodayCasesTalentHe ManFineGeniusIdealsPurpleLinen Author:W. Somerset Maugham
“I know some actors feel classes are not cool or they create negative public relations, but I continue to crave the story just beyond my reach. To grasp that brass ring I need to continue to fine-tune my talents.” KnowsNeedsFeelsStoriesActorsClassTalentFineNegativeRelationRingsTunesCravePublic RelationsBrass Author:Michael Welch
“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads. Erica Jong To Cowardly Lion:"As for you my fine friend, you are a victim of disorganized thinking. You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you run away from danger, you have no courage. You're confusing courage with wisdom.Frank Morgan as the Wizard of Oz "Courage faces fear and thereby masters it."Martin Luther King, Jr. "These days I'm feeling all right'cept I can't tell my courage from my desperation” ThinkingI CanFeelingsRunningFacesDarkTalentDangerMastersFineKingsVictimThese DaysDelusionLionsRunning AwayFrankUnfortunateDesperationConfusingLutherWizardsCowardlyDark PlacesDisorganized Author:Bruce Springsteen
“Poets do not compose their poems with knowledge, but by some inborn talent and by inspiration, like seers and prophets who also say many fine things without any understanding of what they say.” InspirationUnderstandingTalentPoetFineProphetSeersFine Things Book:Plato: Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo Source: Plato: Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo