deep thoughts, part 2

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are. - W. Somerset Maugham

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wicker picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art. - Tom Stoppard

The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists. - Tom Stoppard

Life is a long lesson in humility. - James Barrie

We live in a world that gives scant attention to beauty. We're willing to build cities that function but have little beauty and to make homes that are convenient and affordable but not necessarily beautiful. We believe that beauty is expendable. But to the soul beauty is more important than almost anything, and so it plays an important role in our desires and cravings. - Thomas Moore