" The great thing about talent is it's the one thing, the only thing I can think of, that is absolutely randomly distributed throughout the population of the world. It has nothing to do with anything. You cannot buy it. You cannot learn it, you cannot inherit it. [...] And [this] is probably the reason why so many people, especially in this country, are looking for explanations for success of a book--and when I say success, I mean commercial success--other than talent. Because it's infuriating to people. "

― Fran Lebowitz