"There are only two things in the world: nothing and semantics."

“My paintings used to be so realistic and I found it a little bit boring, especially now that I'm in New York. I wanted to be more free, first in my mind and then, slowly, in my work. Many artists have these jumps in their work and at some point it looks like a supermarket. For me it was important to develop.”

“I'm the only thing I'll ever hold against you.”

“I do interviews and signings and readings and all of these people just hang off my every word. And then I go home and have dinner with my family and nobody lets me get a word in.”

“Our happiness is completely and utterly intertwined with other people: family and friends and neighbors and the woman you hardly notice who cleans your office. Happiness is not a noun or verb. It's a conjunction. Connective tissue.”

Source : Eric Weiner (2008). “The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World”, p.179, Hachette UK

“A simple rule applies: if you don't quickly comprehend what a company is doing, then management probably doesn't either.”

“From an early age I've written songs and played the piano.”

“Writers are doubters, compulsives, self-flagellants. The torture only stops for brief moments.”

“Festivals are unique. They can be the best of times or the worst. You're not playing to the converted. But those are the best shows - to see if you can make new friends and entertain them.”