“Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.” — Joseph Joubert Quote

“Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.”

“When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.”

“Who ever has no fixed opinions has no constant feelings.”

“'The Creative Habit' is basically about how you work alone, how you survive as a solitary artist. 'The Collaborative Habit' is obviously about surviving with other people.”

“History, whether sacred or profane, hides her teaching from those who study her through coloured glasses. She only reveals truth to those who look through the cold clear medium of passionless inquiry, who seek the Truth without determining first the masquerade in which alone they will receive it.”

“I think a large part of being human centers on the state of being alone, and we try to mitigate that in so many ways.”