

“Genius can only breathe freely in an atmosphere of freedom.”
Traced to On Liberty (1859).
More from John Stuart Mill
“Truth gains more even by the errors of one who, with due study and preparation, thinks for himself, than by the true opinions of those who only hold them because they do not suffer themselves to think.”
John Stuart Mill
On Liberty · 1859
verified“Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness; on the happiness of others, on the improvement of mankind, even on some art or pursuit, followed not as a means, but as itself an ideal end. Aiming thus at something else, they find happiness by the way.”
John Stuart Mill
Autobiography · 1873
verified“Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.”
John Stuart Mill
Autobiography · 1873
verified“Stupidity is much the same all the world over.”
John Stuart Mill
The Subjection of Women · 1869
verified“It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.”
John Stuart Mill
Utilitarianism · 1861
verified“One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.”
John Stuart Mill
Considerations on Representative Government · 1861
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“Books are the mirrors of the soul.”
Virginia Woolf
Between the Acts · 1941
verified“Fiction is like a spider's web, attached ever so lightly perhaps, but still attached to life at all four corners.”
Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own · 1929
verified“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.”
Virginia Woolf
A Room of One's Own · 1929
verified“When I'm writing, I am trying to find out who I am, who we are, what we're capable of, how we feel, how we lose and stand up, and go on from darkness into darkness.”
Maya Angelou
Paris Review Interview · 1990
verified“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
Maya Angelou
Conversations with Maya Angelou · 1989
verified“You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.”
Mark Twain
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · 1889
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