after reading a bunch of the books about him, i started noticing a pattern; he needs a butt to every joke. like, in isolation this quote is good but when you look at how he talked about people in general you realise that he always has to belittle someone to make his point. the artist friend is "nutty" because he has a difference of opinion, and richard can of course appreciate the beauty same as him, you don't need a degree for that. and he does that constantly. it rubs me the wrong way.

same with his propensity for rule-breaking, he did it even though nobody but him thought he was entertaining. he was asked repeatedly to stop and he didn't. he pissed people off who were just doing their jobs.