There's No Such Thing As A Foreseeable

On Christmas Morning When I Was A Child, My Mother Would Leave A Book Wrapped At The Foot Of The Bed, Which Was A Hint That Santa Had Come. It Was Also Her Way Of Keeping Us In Bed A Little Longer Before We Went Downstairs. So I've Always Associated Books With Happiness And Gifts. And They Are. I Can't Get Enough Of Them.

The Great Thing About The Arts Is That You Can Only Learn To Do It By Doing It.

In Time I Began To Understand That It's When You Start Writing That You Really Find Out What You Don't Know And Need To Know.

According To Adams, Jefferson Proposed That He, Adams, Do The Writing [pf The Declaration Of Independence], But That He Declined, Telling Jefferson He Must Do It. Why?" Jefferson Asked, As Adams Would Recount. Reasons Enough," Adams Said. What Can Be Your Reasons?" Reason First: You Are A Virginian And A Virginian Ought To Appear At The Head Of This Business. Reason Second: I Am Obnoxious, Suspected And Unpopular. You Are Very Much Otherwise. Reason Third: You Can Write Ten Times Better Than I Can.

Exercise Free Will And Creative, Independent Thought Not For The Satisfactions They Will Bring You, But For The Good They Will Do Others, The Rest Of The 6.8 Billion–and Those Who Will Follow Them. And Then You Too Will Discover The Great And Curious Truth Of The Human Experience Is That Selflessness Is The Best Thing You Can Do For Yourself. The Sweetest Joys Of Life, Then, Come Only With The Recognition That You’re Not Special. Because Everyone Is.