I could not sit down to write a serious romance under any other motive than to save my life.Jane Austen
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass.Fran Lebowitz
If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.Marcel Proust