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

Free time is a terrible thing to waste. Read a book.

Speed is not always a constituent to great work, the process of creation should be given time and thought.

In fine, a life of good or evil, the hope of Heaven or the despair of Hell, Faustus stands as a reminder that the choice between these two absolutes also falls to us.

... The Book is more important than your plans for it. You have to go with what works for The Book - if your ideas appear hollow or forced when they are put on paper, chop them, erase them, pulverise them and start again. Don't whine when things are not going your way, because they are going the right way for The Book, which is more important. The show must go on, and so must The Book.

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'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