"It's easier to come up with new stories than it is to finish the ones you already have. I think every author would feel that way."

“It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit of life.”

Source : Samuel Smiles (1861). “Self-help: With Illustrations of Character and Conduct”, p.100

“To call Keegan a superstar is stretching a point.”

“Because there are 7 billion 47 million people on the planet And I have the audacity to think I matter I know it's a lie but I prefer it to the alternative”

Source : Song: Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 2, Album: Cardboard Castles, 2013

“Artists cannot be micro-managed. We can take heart that everything we do is different from the last thing we did - or indeed everything that's ever been done. That knowledge is the key to sound mentoring.”

“All the dreams you show up in are not your own.”

Source : "New York Is Killing Me: The unlikely survival of Gil Scott-Heron" by Alec Wilkinson, www.newyorker.com. August 09, 2010.

“Here is part of the tradeoff with diversification. You must be diversified enough to survive bad times or bad luck so that skill and good process can have the chance to pay off over the long term.”

“I wanted her body and soul, but body first.”

“Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.”

Source : "Q: Did you feel suicidal before you were sectioned? A: Nah, I'm not that brave or clever. I wouldn't know how to tie a rope, know what I mean?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2005.