The same way any other world-changing discovery might come about, I'd imagine: the willingness to try and fail a thousand times in pursuit of a single success, and the discipline to learn from those mistakes, and the initiative to seize any opportunity when it arises, before it's gone. Plenty of talented minds in history have done great things for mankind with just those tools in their toolboxes.
That's what I choose to believe, at least. I've been told I'm sometimes an idealist, because of it — but the world takes all kinds, don't you think?
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That's what I choose to believe, at least. I've been told I'm sometimes an idealist, because of it — but the world takes all kinds, don't you think?
What was her world like, your friend?