Vera Brittain Quote

Definite gifts render their possessors capable of overcoming any obstacle this side of death; they create an impetus of far more genuine value than external advantages in some other career where the impulse to make use of them remains weak or non-existent. The work that one enjoys is the greatest source of happiness and vitality in life.


On Becoming a Writer (1947)


Definite gifts render their possessors capable of overcoming any obstacle this side of death; they create an impetus of far more genuine value than...

Definite gifts render their possessors capable of overcoming any obstacle this side of death; they create an impetus of far more genuine value than...

Definite gifts render their possessors capable of overcoming any obstacle this side of death; they create an impetus of far more genuine value than...

Definite gifts render their possessors capable of overcoming any obstacle this side of death; they create an impetus of far more genuine value than...