Fitz James O'Brien Quotes

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We love the night and its quiet; and there is no night that we love so well as that on which the moon is coffined in clouds.

Fitz James O'Brien

Every great genius is mad upon the subject in which he is greatest. The unsuccessful madman is disgraced and called a lunatic.

Fitz James O'Brien

I was like one who, having discovered the ancient Eden still existing in all its primitive glory, should resolve to enjoy it in solitude, and never betray to mortal the secret of its locality. The rod of my life was bent at this moment. I destined myself to be a microscopist.

Fitz James O'Brien

Fitz James O'Brien

Fitz James O'Brien

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Born: October 25, 1826

Died: April 6, 1862 (aged 35)

Bio: Fitz James O'Brien was an Irish-American writer and poet often cited as an early writer of science fiction.

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