“We will be at our best when times are at their worst because of our habits, attitude and chemistry.” Quote by Lawrence Frank
“My big dream back then was to buy an IBM Selectric. I still have that dream. I really ought to buy a word-processor. Half the cabbies at Rocky own computers. They tell me they can write failed novels ten times faster on a PC.” WritingStillsDreamBigsHalfNovelOughtTenComputerFasterIbmProcessors Author:Gary Reilly
“Being a cab river is not unlike being a magician--minus the top hat, the cape, the rabbit, an the gorgeous assistant. But you do have an audience.” AudienceRiversHatsMagicianGorgeousRabbitsAssistantsCabMinusCapesTop Hats Author:Gary Reilly
“That was how I was going to get things back to normal-by working. I never thought I would use the words “working” and “normal” in the same sentence, but I'll try anything to avoid facing reality.” TryingUseRealityNormalSentencesFacing Reality Author:Gary Reilly
“A lot of artists start out as failed poets, then move on to being failed short-story writers before they finally break through to the big time and become failed novelists.” StoriesBigsMovingArtistBreakPoetNovelistsShort StoryBreak ThroughStory Writers Author:Gary Reilly
“Make the basic shot-making decision early, clearly and firmly, and then ritualize all the necessary acts of preparation.” DecisionShotsPreparationMaking Decisions Author:Sam Snead
“I am a rapid-cycling manic-depressive, bi-polar one disorder, which means I can have thirty or forty episodes a year, and I used to have thirty to forty episodes a year.” YearsMeanI CanUsedThirtyFortyDisorderEpisodesRapidsCyclingManicDepressive Author:Andy Behrman
“My manic depression was ravaging my life, but because nobody could see it, many people thought it was a figment of my imagination.” PeopleImaginationMy ImaginationManicFigmentsManic Depression Author:Andy Behrman
“Most nights, I'm good for only four or five hours of sleep. That leaves the other 20. I have to fill them some way.” WayNightHoursSleepFiveFour Author:Andy Behrman