“The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success”
Ian Fleming (1908–1964) English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer
“Sometimes success demands a certain refined insanity.”
— Isobelle Carmody, book The Keeping Place
Source: The Keeping Place
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