"The Vicomte de Valmont: Portrait of a Psychopath."
In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share an essay I wrote in 2017 on the French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses aka Dangerous...
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.