The Pursuit

The pianist whose fingers seem supernaturally nimble, the presenter whose message seems viscerally compelling, and the artist whose paintings seem impossibly realistic all wield the same magic: they’ve invested more time than you’d expect.

8. For the next seventy-four years he could, and did, sew superbly, and kept his hand in by doing a piece of sewing every day of his life.

3. From the age of three to his mid-twenties he learned every aspect of his trade.