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John Hamilton's avatar

Thanks for the reply, Elisabeth.

Yes, thing is luck comes flying at you from the most strange places.

I have a good friend, known him 50 years. When he was twenty-seven, first time out of the gate, first book, he landed on the New York Times best-seller list. (I should point out the book was great, I tore through it in a 24-hour period.) That, quite literally, set him and his family up for life. (He's had ten or so books since then, all of which have done well.)

Sometimes, native talent activates luck. Sometimes, persistence. And sometimes, juts taking a flyer.

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