The motor of our ingenuity is the question ‘Does it have to be like this?’, from which arise political reforms, scientific developments, improved relationships, better books.
Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.
The act of creation is an act of revelation.
The longer life goes on, the fewer those around you to challenge your account of things, to remind you that life is not as you tell it, but as you remember it.