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1 " I'd learned enough from life's experiences to understand that destiny's interventions can sometimes be read as invitation for us to address and even surmount our biggest fears. It doesn't take a great genius to recognize that when you are pushed by circumstance to do the one thing you have always most specifically loathed and feared, this can be, at the very least, an interesting growth opportunity. "
― Elizabeth Gilbert , Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
2 " There was never a great genius without a touch of madness. "
― Ben Jonson
3 " When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign "
4 " To say that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic merit, is no better than to say he is rheumatic or diabetic. "
― James Joyce