It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent f… - Robert Benchley

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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.

Robert Benchley

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Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, critic and actor.

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