Machinery and labor-saving devices are only valuable as they serve to reduce the cost of manufacture.
The function of art is to do more than tell you what you already know.
"To be a writer is to sit down at one's desk in the chill portion of every day, and to write; not waiting for the little jet of the blue flame of genius to start from the breastbone--just writing."
I'm a strong woman, but I cry. I'm a sensitive person. I care about things. I'm not just some tough bitch who doesn't give a damn about anything.