One must indeed be ignorant of the methods of genius to suppose that it allows itself to be cramped by forms.

Adversity is the midwife of genius.

True heroism consists in rising superior to misfortune.

Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.

I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. I used to wonder whether I'm a genius or I'm not, which is it? I used to think, well, I can't be mad, because nobody's put me away, therefore, I'm a genius. A genius is a form of madness, and we're all that way, you know, and I used to be a bit coy about it, like my guitar playing.

Sticking to it is the genius.