Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd. —Edith Sitwell More about this quote Tags: genius opinions pride madness eccentricity Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email