Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the capric…

J. K. Rowling
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Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates. ✨ J.K. Rowling (2015). Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination, p.29, Hachette UK
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