Music shouldn't be just a tune, it should be a touch.
Sacrifice of the self is sheer stupidity if sacrifice is not for the self.
A man might share his wealth, but never his authority.
Fifty year old wealthy man resents twenty five year old middle class man, without recalling that 25 years back even he was a poor man.
The answer to the question, 'where's the drama?' is another question: 'what's the problem?
What monster sleeps in the deep of your story? You need a monster. Without a monster there is no story.
Makebelieve is a writer's best friend.