“If you could do with making it histrionic, make it historic.”

“Don't you wish you could do what birds do?''What ... make custard?''No, fly south for the winter.”

“Don’t simply exist in this world, but grasp life’s potential by the jacket. Dare it to be all it can. Make life historical—a gripping account of accomplishment. Make life a mystery—a challenging, bold adventure. Make life heartfelt—an enduring, poetic romance. Whatever it is you make of your world, live the fairy tale.”

“We could do it, you know.""What?""Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it.”

“When you're having sex again, it makes you wonder why you weren't before. What could possibly have been bad enough to make you stop doing THAT?”

“The worst thing that being an artist could do to you would be that it would make you slightly unhappy constantly.”