Stephen King realized this dilemna that plagues so many of us - wishing that we have any of these abilities, yet not realizing the cost they entail. He could not have explained it better to us than in Firestarter. This is a book revealing the pitfalls of having something that no one else has, and being hunted for it.
Charlie McGee could light fires. She could see cars on the road. All with her mind. She was an amazing eight year old who was wanted by government agents. They killed her mother, attempted to kidnap her, then chased her and her father when they tried to escape. They captured the two and split them up. All this because she could light fires with her mind. Now who wants to be pyrokinetic?
Worse still, the power that was inside Charlie was growing and maturing. She began to like to set things on fire, and it was getting more and more difficult to stop it. By the end of the book, it took an entire duck pond to stifle the power. This power was getting out of hand...imagine what would happen if you had an uncontrollable power? Would you still want it so badly?
If there is any lesson to be learned from the "Master of Horror" it is this - think carefully about what you wish for...you just might get it. A cliche, yes, but one of the few that ring true now and always.