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…

Quote by Thomas Wolfe

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The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

Fields are won by those who believe in the winning.

Fields are won by those who believe in the winning.

Death the last voyage, the longest, and the best.

Death the last voyage, the longest, and the best.

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

If a man has talent and can't use it, he's failed. If he uses only...

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in...

There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in...

There is no spectacle on earth more appealing than that of a beautiful woman in...

All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travellers to walls...

All things on earth point home in old October; sailors to sea, travellers to walls...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

If a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged, a liberal is a conservative who's...

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money,...

You have reached the pinnacle of success as soon as you become uninterested in money,...

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale...

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale...

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

The whole conviction of my life now rests upon the belief that loneliness, far from...

So, then, to every man his chance - to every man, regardless of his birth,...

So, then, to every man his chance - to every man, regardless of his birth,...

Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.

Most of the time we think we're sick, it's all in the mind.

A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has...

A young man is so strong, so mad, so certain, and so lost. He has...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

America - It is a fabulous country, the only fabulous country; it is the only...

The American people must be willing to give up a degree of personal privacy in...

The American people must be willing to give up a degree of personal privacy in...

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything...

Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

If I have to apply five turns to the screw each day for the happiness...

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted,...

Deep listening is miraculous for both listener and speaker. When someone receives us with open-hearted,...