People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
There is no royal path to good writing; and such paths as do exist do not lead through neat critical gardens, various as they are, but through the jungles of self, the world, and of craft. – Jessamyn West, Saturday Review, 1957 September 21st
You cant give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside – so be it. But at least you know youve tried. Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it. – Robert Plant
