"He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius."

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Source : William Gilmore Simms (1853). “Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside”, p.25

William Gilmore Simms

#Genius Quotes #Fame Quotes #Dread Quotes

“So long as the law considers all these human beings, with beating hearts and living affections, only as so many things belonging to the master - so long as the failure, or misfortune, or imprudence, or death of the kindest owner, may cause them any day to exchange a life of kind protection and indulgence for one of hopeless misery and toil - so long it is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best-regulated administration of slavery.”
“It is often we come the closest to the essence of an artist... in his or her pocket notebooks and travel sketchbooks... where written comments and personal notes provide an intimate insight into the magical mind of a working artist.”
“I think voice is like a good wine. If you work it well, it will mature.”
“I am ashamed of anyone who has eyes and still can't see.”

Source : Kathryn Lasky (2016). “The Journey (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book 2)”, p.22, HarperCollins UK
“Our greatest misfortunes come to us from ourselves.”
“Government will no longer be run on the whims of individuals.”

Source : Mwai Kibaki (2003). “Building a working nation: speeches by H.E. President Mwai Kibaki : December 2002 - July 2003”
“Write the book you want to read”
“Infatuation means, 'A love that it is inconvenient to go on with.”

Source : Celia Fremlin (2017). “Uncle Paul”, p.172, Courier Dover Publications

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