“The thing is: It takes a lot of energy to be creative. You don’t have that energy if you waste it on other stuff.”
“It takes a lot of energy and a lot of neurosis to write a novel. If you were really sensible, you'd do something else.”
“Trying is never a waste of energy, giving up is always energy wasted!”
“I had sex," Drew said with a grin. "Lot's and lots and lots of sex... Hey, no use in good energy going to waste.”
“I learned that being a mother takes a lot of energy.”
“Do you remember the things you were worrying about a year ago? How did they work out? Didn't you waste a lot of fruitless energy on account of most of them? Didn't most of them turn out all right after all?”