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Craftsmanship
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At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that — the young man or the young woman must possess or teach himself, train himself, in infinite patience, which is to try and to try and to try until it comes right. He must train himself in ruthless intolerance. That is, to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph. The most important thing is insight, that is ... curiosity to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that
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Every cigar rolled by hand carries the pressure of labor, the signature of culture, and the shadow of politics.
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― America's Cigar Story: The History, Politics, and Legacy of Cigars from 1762 to the Modern Era
― America's Cigar Story: The History, Politics, and Legacy of Cigars from 1762 to the Modern Era
