The present state of the system of nature is evidently a consequence of what it was in the preceding moment, and if we conceive of an intelligence which at a given instant comprehends all the relations of the entities of this universe, it could state the respective positions, motions, and general effects of all these entities at any time in the past or future.
The time at our disposal each day is elastic; the passions we feel dilate it, those we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains.
Singing is not just about hitting the right notes; it's about telling a story with your heart.
A novel is not just a story; it is a constructed object, an artifice that must be as perfect as possible.