Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.

I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

There is no great genius without some touch of madness.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

I have nothing to declare but my genius.

In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated read more

In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred.

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three hundred.

Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.

Genius develops in quiet places, character out in the full current of human life.

Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

Genius is an African who dreams up snow.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.

Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.