A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.

Thomas Mann

Art is my life and my life is art.

Yoko Ono

The truth is that the people who are the most successful and focused in their lives are generally doing something they are passionate about.

Justin Byers

If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.

Emile Zola

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Denis Diderot

I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.

George F. Burns