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It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.

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Robert Benchley

United States humorist (1889-1945)

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  • Anatoly Dvornichenko
    Anatoly Dvornichenko
    I think that a correct translation for this quote in Russian is as follows: "Мне потребовалось пятнадцать лет, чтобы понять, что у меня нет таланта писать, но я не мог отказаться от этого, потому что к тому времени я был слишком знаменит." 
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استغرق الأمر مني خمسة عشر عامًا لأكتشف أنه ليس لدي موهبة في الكتابة ، لكنني لم أستطع التخلي عنها لأنني في ذلك الوقت كنت مشهورًا جدًا.

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