In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest -- usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation -- and in a family of peasants, where the average comfort is just over penury, the gifted son sinks also, and is soon a tramp on the roadside. - J. M. Synge

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J. M. Synge: "In the middle classes the gifted son of a family is always the poorest -- usually a writer or artist with no sense for speculation -- and in a family of peasants, where the average comfort is just over penury, the gifted son sinks also, and is soon a tramp on the roadside."

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Artist	Average	Classes	Comfort
Family	Gifted	Just	Middle
Over	Peasants	Penury	Poorest
Roadside	Sense	Sinks	Soon
Speculation	Tramp	Usually	Where
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