“Don't be a writer, it's a terrible way to live your life, there's nothing to be gained from it but poverty and obscurity and solitude. So if you have a taste for all those things, which means that you really are burning to do it, then go ahead and do it.” IfsWayMeanPovertyTerribleTasteSolitudeBurningLive Your LifeObscurityWay To Live Author:Paul Auster
“Nobody ever left the presidency with less regret, less disappointment, fewer heart burnings, or any general content with the result of his term (in his own heart, I mean) than I do. Full of difficulty and trouble at first, I now find myself on smooth waters and under bright skies.” FirstsHeartMeanLeftTermWaterResultsTroubleSkyRegretDifficultyDisappointmentBurningFewerSmoothPresidency Author:Rutherford B. Hayes