I'm starting to get the impression you're only good for being stubborn.

[She glares at him a moment longer, then relaxes.] Come on, don't be dumb about this. You've met Twilight. Her talent is magic, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have, say, a lot of book smarts when it comes to pretty much anything else than can be written down. Or my friend Applejack, her cutie mark is all about her family farm, but that doesn't stop her from being amazing at a bunch of different things. Your talent might be alchemy, but you're also good at science. And fighting. And being a good friend when you can get over your self-hatred every once in a while. And I guess you have a little fashion sense, but I don't know, I'm not Rarity.