Many people cycle or swim to keep trim. But if swimming is so good for the figure, how do you explain whales?

I have never cared enough about money to worry about spending it, and have been fortunate to make enough to be spoiled rotten.

Lots of ambitious work by young artists ends up in a dumpster after its warehouse debut. So an unknown artist's big glass vitrine holding a rotting cow's head covered by maggots and swarms of buzzing flies may be pretty unsellable. Until the artist becomes a star. Then he can sell anything he touches .

Being a good artist is the toughest job you could pick, and you have to be a little nuts to take it on.

If you can't take a good kicking, you shouldn't parade how much luckier you are than other people.

Be the Worst You Can Be: Life's Too Long for Patience and Virtue

Nobody can give you advice after you've been collecting for a while. If you don't enjoy making your own decisions, you're never going to be much of a collector anyway.