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American actress, model, and singer 1926–1962Related quotes
“Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.”
Michel De Montaigne (1533–1592) (1533-1592) French-Occitan author, humanistic philosopher, statesman
“Madness is the genius’ substitute for stupidity.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy (2016)
“Some were brilliant bordering on genius. Others, genius bordering on madness”
Erich Segal (1937–2010) American writer
“It's the imperfections that make things beautiful”
Jenny Han (1980) American writer
Source: The Summer I Turned Pretty
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.”
Seneca the Younger (-4–65 BC) Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist
“All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.”
Christopher Morley (1890–1957) American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet
John Lennon (1940–1980) English singer and songwriter
Genius is a form of madness and we're all that way. But I used to be coy about it, like me guitar playing. But if there's such a thing as genius — I am one. And if there isn't, I don't care.
John Lennon interview with Rolling Stone magazine (December 1970)
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.”
Amy Bloom (1953) Fiction writer, screenwriter, social worker, psychotherapist