Read over your compositions, and when you meet a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out. – Samuel Johnson, “Recalling the Advice of a College Tutor,” Boswell, Life of John
Movies for adults sucked in the 1980s, and music for adults sucked even worse whether were talking about Kathleen Turner flicks or Sting albums, the decades non-teen culture has no staying power at all. – Rob Sheffield