“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”

“True genius without heart is a thing of nought - for not great understanding alone, not intelligence alone, nor both together, make genius. Love! Love! Love! that is the soul of genius.”

“Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.”

“By my soul, I can neither eat, drink, nor sleep; nor, what's still worse, love any woman in the world but her.”

“Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind.”

“Genius is neither learned nor acquired. It is knowing without experience. It is risking without fear of failure. It is perception without touch. It is understanding without research. It is certainty without proof. It is ability without practice. It is invention without limitations. It is imagination without boundaries. It is creativity without constraints. It is...extraordinary intelligence!”