Quote by Edward Abbey, Confessions of a B

Mildly talented in a variety of ways but with no genuine ability in any one field, she was like me, the perennial hapless self-amused dilettante, half-worried by the slippage of time but determined to enjoy failure anyway.

Mildly talented in a variety of ways but with no genuine abi

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This quote describes someone who possesses some level of talent in different areas but lacks a true mastery in any particular field. Similar to the speaker, this person is characterized as a continual, inept individual who finds self-amusement and is partly concerned about the passing of time but still determined to embrace and find enjoyment in their failures.

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By Edward Abbey, Confessions of a B

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