“America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week.”

~ Evan Esar

“Reading, the love of reading, is what makes you dream of becoming a writer. And long after you’ve become a writer, reading books others write — and rereading the beloved books of the past — constitutes an irresistible distraction from writing. Distraction. Consolation. Torment. And, yes, inspiration.”

~ Susan Sontag

“My life has a superb cast, but I can’t figure out the plot.”

~ Ashleigh Brilliant