Stephenson Family Ties

I believe that most people have some degree of talent

for something..forms, colors, words, sounds. Talent

lies around in us like kindling waiting for a match,

but some people, just as gifted as others, are less

lucky. Fate never drops a match on them. The times are

wrong, or their health is poor, or their energy low,

or their obligations too many. Something.

from: Crossing to Safety

by: Wallace Stegner