Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
-- Christopher Morley AA

Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.
-- Daphne du Maurier AA

That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
-- William J. H. Boetcker AA

Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.
-- Edgard Varese AA