A genius can never expect to have a good time anywhere, if he is a genuine article, but America is about the last place in which life will be endurable at all for an inspired writer of any kind. – Samuel Butler
In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self Reliance,” Essays, 1841
The great medical facilities are a relief for the parents, too, who dont have to think about caring for their young ones on their own for a weekend. They have a great time. – Jami Gertz
