"Love is maintain'd by wealth: when all is spent, Adversity then breeds the discontent."

“Without a mission and a sense of whom you write for, you aren't worth reading.”

Source : Steve Lopez (2010). “The Soloist”, p.66, Random House

“The constant attention is what is so difficult.”

“It's this funny thing now: You sign up to be a musician because you want to write music, but you don't spend your time writing music. Instead, you go around the world selling the music you've already made.”

“Yeah, I loved her. I couldn't help it. She was my brother.”

“Don't look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“The only things that are immortal in this world are government programs and cancer cells in petri dishes.”

“Scientists dream about doing great things. Engineers do them.”

Source : James A. Michener (2014). “Space: A Novel”, p.537, Dial Press

“The Church therefore has one inescapable task: To lift up Christ. When she seeks to lift herself up she becomes weak, but when she acknowledges her own weakness and proclaims her Lord, she is strong.”