“We will be at our best when times are at their worst because of our habits, attitude and chemistry.” AttitudeWorstHabitChemistry Author: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