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  1. Arthur Conan Doyle _ A Study in Scarlet

    Dr. Watson's summary list of Sherlock Holmes's strengths and weaknesses:"1. Knowledge of Literature: Nil.2. Knowledge of Philosophy: Nil.3. Knowledge of Astronomy: Nil.4. Knowledge of Politics: Feeble.5. Knowledge of Botany: Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium, and poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.6. Knowledge of Geology: Practical but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each other. After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.7. Knowledge of Chemistry: Profound.8. Knowledge of Anatomy: Accurate but unsystematic.9. Knowledge of Sensational Literature: Immense. He appears to know every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.10. Plays the violin well.11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman.12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
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  2. Louisa May Alcott _ Jo's Boys

    We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.
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  3. Stephenie Meyer _ The Host

    Storytelling was the most honored of all talents, for it benefited everyone.
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  4. Christopher Fowler _ On the Loose

    His unique skill had always been to absorb the talents and knowledge of others, use what he needed and discard the rest. He never allowed anyone to get to close. He kept the world at arm's length in order to look down on it.
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  5. Charles Frazier _ Nightwoods

    His best talent had yet to be determined, unless you counted unrealized potential.
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  6. Laurie R. King _ The Beekeeper's Apprentice

    You cannot help being a female, and I should be something of a fool were I to discount your talents merely because of their housing.
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  7. Jennifer L. Armentrout _ Daimon

    Actually, I was prone to random acts of stupidity. I considered it to be one of my talents.
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