An eccentric is a person whose mind and senses are excited by things that the average citizen does not even notice. And, per contra, the average eccentric - for there are many of us, of different waters and magnitudes - is utterly baffled and bored by the adjacent tourist who boasts of his business connections. In that sense, I often feel lost; but then, other people feel lost in my presence too. And I also know, as a good eccentric should, that the dreary old fellow who has been telling me all about the rise of mortgage interest rates may suddenly turn out to be the greatest living authority on springtails or tumblebugs.
— Vladimir Nabokov, Strong Opinions
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