It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking, and other bodily functions. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. Fran Lebowitz 8 I have clearly noticed that often I have one opinion when I lie down and another one when I stand up, especially when I have eaten little and when I am tired. Just as appetite comes by eating , so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning.
Quotations are a columnist's bullpen.
Stealing someone else's words frequently spares the embarrassment of eating your own. If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of the television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners. The proof of the pudding is in the eating . By a small sample we may judge of the whole piece. It takes great passion and great energy to do anything creative, especially in the theater.