“Baby," I said. "I'm a genius but nobody knows it but me.”
Charles Bukowski book Factotum
Source: Factotum (1975), Ch. 31
“Baby," I said. "I'm a genius but nobody knows it but me.”
Charles Bukowski book Factotum
Source: Factotum (1975), Ch. 31
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)
“I'm a misunderstood genius."
"What's misunderstood?"
"Nobody thinks I'm a genius.”
Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
“Trust me, I'm telling you stories…. I can change the story. I am the story.”
Jeanette Winterson (1959) English writer
Source: Written on the Body