Don't Think Of It As Art, Think

Artists Don't Talk About Art. Artists Talk About Work. If I Have Anything To Say To Young Writers, It's Stop Thinking Of Writing As Art. Think Of It As Work.

It Is The International System Of Currency Which Determines The Totality Of Life On This Planet. That Is The Natural Order Of Things Today. That Is The Atomic, And Sub-atomic, And Galactic Structure Of Things Today. And You Have Meddled With The Primal Forces Of Nature! And You Will Atone! Am I Getting Through To You, Mr. Beale?

You're Not Such A Dog As You Think You Are.

I'm Afraid To Look In The Mirror. I'm Afraid I'm Going To See An Old Lady With White Hair, Just Like The Old Ladies In The Park. Alittle Bundle In A Black Shawl Just Waiting For The Coffin.

God Save Us From People Who Do The Morally Right Thing. It's Always The Rest Of Us Who Get Broken In Half.