You know something is wrong when the government declares opening someone else's mail is a felony but your internet activity is fair game for data collecting.

It was not curiosity that killed the goose who laid the golden egg, but an insatiable greed that devoured common sense.

Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don't make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, 'Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?'. Monet would be ripping his hair out.

Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas.

The simple everyday experiences become the doorway to new thoughts and inspirations.

...it's just another one of those things I don't understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone else into the same ridiculous mould. It's an artist's right to rebel against the world's stupidity

Twitter... 140 character limit... must be a great tool for fortune cookie writers.