Stephen King on Talent vs. Success
“Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study.”
–Stephen King (1947 – )
American writer, hard hand
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So many fantastic quotes are veiled within greater thoughts and passages. Here’s King’s complete thought from above (from his book Danse Macabre)…
"… talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study; a constant process of honing. Talent is a dull knife that will cut nothing unless it is wielded with fantastic force – a force so fantastic that the knife is not really cutting at all but bludgeoning and breaking… Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes astute sufficient, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle."
King facility. Fans… His latest book of small tales releases November 9th (Full Dark, No Stars).
(Watch for trick-or-treaters on Sunday night when driving.)
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