Quote of the day
You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
Gay Talese
Born: February 7, 1932 (age 93)
Bio: Gay Talese is an American author. As a writer for The New York Times and Esquire magazine in the 1960s, Talese helped to define literary journalism. Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.
Known for:
- The Voyeur's Motel (2016)
- Thy Neighbor's Wife (1981)
- Honor Thy Father (1971)
- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold (2011)
- Unto the Sons (1992)
Gay Talese Quotes