“ A person willing to fly in the face of reason, authority, and common sense must be a person of considerable self-assurance. Since he occurs only rarely, he must seem eccentric (in at least that respec… Issac Asimov
“ Eccentrics with unseeing eyes glided through, savouring amid so much society their own particular loneliness and private sins and sorrows. Iris Murdoch
“ Fortunately the City is vigilant. It too has its secret weapons. Since the summer it has released safety valves that form part of a wonderful mechanism, known only to itself. For the past three months… Jacques Yonnet
“ Eccentricity of a creative mind may not be pleasing for the people around it, but it is important for the progress. Amit Kalantri
“ Try this." O'Grady smiled. "It's the only thing we drink. It'll warm your insides." "What is it?" Asked the ever cautious Waldo. "We call it the Forest Flaming Special. Go ahead-drink up." "Well, okay… Donald Jeffries
“ When small towns find they cannot harm the strangest of their members, when eccentrics show resilience, they are eventually embraced and even cherished. Louise Erdrich
