Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backwards after taking a step forwards is not a disaster. It's a cha-cha.
Robert BreaultI have fancied myself a rebel, but at every critical moment of my life, I have been exactly the child my parents raised.
Robert BreaultThe artist's talent sits uneasy as an object of public acclaim, having been so long an object of private despair.
Robert BreaultWhy be saddled with this thing called life expectancy? Of what relevance to an individual is such a statistic? Am I to concern myself with an allotment of days I never had and was never promised? Must I check off each day of my life as if I am subtracting from this imaginary hoard? No, on the contrary, I will add each day of my life to my treasure of days lived. And with each day, my treasure will grow, not diminish.
Robert Breault