We stood silent. After a moment I said, "Real Geniuses never think they're geniuses."
"Who says?"
"Me."
"Because why?"
"Because genius is nine-tenths perspiration. Haven't you ever heard that? As soon as you you're a genius, you slack off. You think everything you do is so great and everything.
"Who says?"
"Me."
"Because why?"
"Because genius is nine-tenths perspiration. Haven't you ever heard that? As soon as you you're a genius, you slack off. You think everything you do is so great and everything.
( Jeffrey Eugenides )
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