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The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while I was still mewling in my crib. So it…

— Orson Welles

“Genius lasts longer than Beauty. That accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educate ourselves. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)”

— Barry Fetter

“We stood silent. After a moment I said, "Real Geniuses never think they're geniuses." "Who says?" "Me." "Because why?" "Because genius is nine-tenths perspiration.…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“Harry had always been frightened of ending up as one of those child prodigies that never amounted to anything and spent the rest of…

— Eliezer Yudkowsky

“Genius in the popular sense has become common. (...) Rather than admire the mediocre great men over whom passersby nudge each other in awe,…

— Knut Hamsun

“The unrecognized genius-that's one old story. Have you ever thought of a much worse one-the genius recognized too well?”

— Ayn Rand

“There are many perks to living for twenty-one centuries, and foremost among them is bearing witness to the rare birth of genius. It invariably…

— Kevin Hearne

“Alec encapsulated the word genius in every conceivable sense. Frank knew it. He'd always known it. He'd never learned that true genius couldn't be…

— Zathyn Priest

“For what is genius, I ask you, but the capacity to be obsessed? ...We have all been geniuses, you and I; but sooner or…

— Steven Millhauser

“How many geniuses are we putting to sleep today and where would our world be now, if the age of pill popping, mind numbing…

— L.M. Fields

“Now more than ever the world needs your brilliance, your voice, your unique imagination, and your particular genius.”

— Gloria Burgess

“Each age selects its own geniuses from the past to suit its own needs. It's always been that way.”

— Seb Kirby