Jules Renard: If I had talent , I would be imitated. If I were imitated, I would become fashionable. If I became fashionable, I would

If I had talent , I would be imitated. If I were imitated, I would become fashio — Jules Renard

If I had talent , I would be imitated. If I were imitated, I would become fashionable. If I became fashionable, I would quickly go out of style. It is better, then, that I have no talent.

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