The Founding Fathers in their wisdom decided that children were an unnatural strain on parents. So they provided jails called schools, equipped with tortures called an education. The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it. Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self-solitude is the enemy of well-being. Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better. Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his over animation. One can either see or be seen. Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn. America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy. A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience. | 
