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Fame for fame's sake is never a good road to go down.

Fame is not a natural condition for human beings.

I never wanted fame.

Fame is morally neutral.

Some people can handle fame, some can't.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them.

Fame isn't healthy for a writer.

I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.