The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

I decided to sell my drawings. However, I didn't want people to buy my drawings because the professor of physics isn't supposed to be able to draw - isn't that wonderful - so I made up a false name.

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

Matthew Wiener on 'Mad Men' writes the entire series before they start shooting, and if you have that, then what you can do with character and story is not at all unlike what you can do in a novel.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.