Philosophy on genius

“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”

“Just as the creative artist is not allowed to choose, neither is he permitted to turn his back on anything: a single refusal, and he is cast out of the state of grace and becomes sinful all the way through.”

“Genius is always sufficiently the enemy of genius by over influence.”

“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.”