Once there was a race, quite unlike the human race - quite. I have no way of describing to you what they looked like or how they lived, but they had one characteristic you can understand: they were creative. The creating and enjoying of works of art was their occupation and their reason for being.
Robert A. HeinleinRevolution is an art that I pursue rather than a goal I expect to achieve. Nor is this a source of dismay; a lost cause can be as spiritually satisfying as a victory.
Robert A. HeinleinI took up writing because I needed money. And I continued to write because it's safer than stealing and easier than working.
Robert A. HeinleinIt was better to live with disappointment and frustration than to live without hope.
Robert A. Heinlein