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> [I try not to respond with a pep talk, such as, "Everyone has talent, just try, you'll see." I skirt those kinds of answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/i-try-not-to-respond-with-a-pep-talk-such-as-everyone-has-talent-just/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caf/jerry-pinkney-22586_answers_i-try-not-to-respond-with-a-pep-talk-suc_1627391.jpg)

> [People talk about talent as though it were some neutral substance that can be applied to anything. But talent is narrow and only functions with a very few subjects, which it is up to the writer to find.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilfrid-sheed/people-talk-about-talent-as-though-it-were-some-neutral-substance/)

[Wilfrid Sheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilfrid-sheed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/wilfrid-sheed-18089_function_people-talk-about-talent-as-though-it-we_2142976.jpg)

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