"The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; one must sense him everywhere but never see him."
- Gustave Flaubert

"Influence, people think about it as someone you like but influence is also what you're revolted by. In fact, often it's what you're running away from."
- Marc Ribot

"Self-plagiarism is style."
- Alfred Hitchcock

fan⋅ta⋅sy

- noun
1. imagination, esp. when extravagant and unrestrained.
2. the forming of mental images, esp. wondrous or strange fancies; imaginative conceptualizing.
3. a mental image, esp. when unreal or fantastic; vision.
4. an imagined or conjured up sequence fulfilling a psychological need; daydream.
5. a hallucination.
6. a supposition based on no solid foundation; visionary idea; illusion.
7. caprice; whim.
8. an ingenious or fanciful thought, design, or invention.

psy⋅chol⋅o⋅gy

- noun
1. the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
2. the science of human and animal behavior.
3. the sum or characteristics of the mental states and processes of a person or class of persons, or of the mental states and processes involved in a field of activity.
4. mental ploys or strategy.

phi⋅los⋅o⋅phy

- noun
1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
2. any of the three branches, namely natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and metaphysical philosophy, that are accepted as composing this study.
3. a system of philosophical doctrine.
4. the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a particular branch of knowledge, esp. with a view to improving or reconstituting them.
5. a system of principles for guidance in practical affairs.
6. a philosophical attitude, as one of composure and calm in the presence of troubles or annoyances.

"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."
- Walt Disney

"Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can't be conscious."
- Alan Moore

in⋅del⋅i⋅ble

- adj.
1. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like.
2. that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or the like.

"I try not to think too much about what the audience is thinking and what they think I should do."
- Kim Gordon

"God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die."
- Bill Watterson

"Ideas and new connections between ideas lead you away from commonly held perceptions of reality. Ideas lead you out here. Ideas lead you into the darkness."
- Dave Sim

"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"
- Friedrich Nietzsche

“There will be sleeping enough in the grave”
- Benjamin Franklin