“I'm a misunderstood genius.""What's misunderstood?""Nobody thinks I'm a genius.”
“Most of the things I do are misunderstood. Hey, after all, being misunderstood is the fate of all true geniuses, is it not?”
“I'm so misunderstood that people misunderstand me even when I tell them I'm misunderstood.”
“Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool.”
“Baby," I said, "I'm a genius but nobody knows it but me.”
“I'm not dark--just misunderstood (Kano)" - Coming Tides”