There’s an end-of-empire atmosphere about Burgess; of high Victorian imperialism fading away in a remote outpost.
I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.
It is still cheating, even if nobody comes.
I became an artist because I wanted to be an active participant in the conversation about art.
When efforts that are wisely executed, the situation and condition don't affect the performance.
My intellect is so limited, Lord, that I can only trust in You to preserve me as I should be.
It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Self-care is how you take your power back.
Focus your attention on the quality of your words, and not the quantity, because few sensible talks attracts millions of listeners more than a thousand gibberish.
CHALLENGES MAKE US RISE TO THE OCASSION.