Quotes

“Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experience treacherous, judgment difficult.” – Hippocrates (Quoted in Art & Fear)

“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time — none, zero.… Read More »Wisdom Through Reading

“Jack of all trades, master of none.” – Various

“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until the drops of blood form on your forehead.” –… Read More »The Challenge of Writing

“Linux is only free if your time has no value.” – Jamie Zawinski

“Love of bustle is not industry.” – Seneca

“Artists don’t get down to work until the pain of working is exceeded by the pain of not working.” – Stephen DeStaebler (Quoted in Art… Read More »Artistic Motivation

“Drama is life with the dull bits cut out.” – Alfred Hitchcock

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” – Various

“The poem in the head is always perfect. Resistance begins when you try to convert it to language” – Stanley Kunitz (Quoted in Art &… Read More »Perfection of Poetry