Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons;
in an animal claiming to belong to the same
species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful.
?Aldous Huxley
'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who
is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
?Ugo Betti
It's no longer a warmth hidden in my veins:
it's Venus entire and whole fastening on her prey.
?Jean Racine
The trouble with gardening is that it does not
remain an avocation. It becomes an obsession.
?Phyllis McGinley
Our current obsession with creativity is the
result of our continued striving for
immortality in an era when most people
no longer believe in an after-life.
?Arianna Stassinopoulos
