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Quotations 2/3/2010 at 9:34 PM EST

To note an artistâ€™s limitations

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Quotation by Willa Cather:

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and characters of his deepest sympathies.

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1873-1947 (Age at death: 74 approx.)

Willa Siebert Cather (December 7, 1873 - April 24, 1947) was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. She is best known for her depictions of frontier life on the Great Plains in novels such as O Pioneers!, My Ãntonia, and The Song of the Lark.

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I have a law degree (Stanford, 66') but have never practiced. Instead, from 1967 through 1977, I tried to contribute to the revolution in America. As unsuccessful as everyone else over that decade, in 1978 I went to work for the U.S. Forest (more...)

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