"Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live."

“Before you can become a writer, you have to be a reader, and a reader of everything, at that. To the best of my recollection, I became a reader at the age of 10 and have never stopped. Like many authors, I read all sorts of books all the time, and it is amazing how the mind fills up.”

“You can only learn to paint by drawing, for drawing is a way of reserving a place for color in advance.”

Source : André Lhote (1950). “Treatise on Landscape Painting”

“I am not a has-been. I am a will be.”

Source : "Directing Lauren Bacall: how I was handbagged by the screen legend" by Charles Sturridge, www.theguardian.com. August 13, 2014.

“The music industry is rolling in cash.”

Source : "Q&A: Jessica Paré on the Mad Men Theories". Interview with Mike Ayers, www.esquire.com. June 6, 2013.

“My father never cheated on my mother. He used to cheat on me. He used to pick other kids after school. Take them to the zoo. Take them to play ball. One day he came to me. He says, Look I got to level with you. I met another kid.”

“I love tennis, but I just don't like grass.”

“When someone loves you it's like having a blanket all round your heart...”

Source : Helen Fielding (2016). “Bridget Jones's Diary: Picador Classic”, p.51, Pan Macmillan

“Every individual was put on this earth to accomplish some purpose bigger than just making a living.”