"You're not in the arts, so I'm not blaming you."
Jean Arnou sighed, patting his assistant on the shoulder: "I'm angry because that statement sounds really stupid. I just said that devotion is the second key factor in determining the height of art. Do you know what the first key factor is?"
"Connections? Resources? Effort?"
"Maybe that's not wrong, but in my heart, I prefer to put the word 'talent' in the first place. At my level, you'll understand that once you've reached a certain height in art, connections will follow, resources will have their painting techniques whether many or few. Only talent is something that cannot be bought with any amount of money."
