“Well, I think my skills are in getting things started. ... In fact, that's what I enjoy most — it's the opening game. And I'm afraid that once it gets past that point I get rather bored with it and want to do other things. ... The other thing I'm good at is talking.”

[226. My strength and weaknesses, Sydney Brenner, Web of Stories, https://www.webofstories.com/play/sydney.brenner/226]

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