"Being gifted needs courage.“

-Georg Brandes

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"Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior."

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"My first experiences of academic friendship made me smile in after years when I looked back on them. But my circle of acquaintances had gradually grown so large that it was only natural new friendships should grow out of it."

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"But I did not find any positive inspiration in my studies until I approached my nineteenth year."

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-Georg Brandes

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