Genius differs from talent not by the amount of original thoughts, but by making the latter fertile and by positioning them properly, in other words, by integrating everything into a whole, whereas talent produces only fragments, no matter how beautiful.
Franz GrillparzerDo hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.
Franz GrillparzerI am a woman, and even if I could proceed with harshness and rigidity, it would disgust me nonetheless.
Franz GrillparzerSwear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.
Franz Grillparzer