I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate. – Jack London
For I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide. – Thomas Mann
There is no planning. On the night it is really great, its euphoria and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night. That was his attitude. – Ed McMahon