Adelle Waldman Quotes

His Intelligence Was Just Something He'd Been Born With. Luck Of The Draw, Like Being Beautiful. It Was A Rationalization To Say That He'd Worked Hard. It Was Like Being Given A Fine Knife And Taking The Trouble To Polish And Sharpen It: It's Great That You Make The Effort, But Someone Had To Give You The Knife.

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