Mary Greer Conklin

Thus there are many who will like a man who speaks much, and will call him pleasing;

might seem that any person with a good subject must talk well and be interesting.

this shrinking of people of genius from discussing the very subjects with regard to which their opinion is most valuable, there is no doubt a great loss to the world. But unless they themselves bring forth the topic of their art, it must remain in abeyance.