Was that tragedy? Or was that comedy? Was there really any difference?

In Russia you learn patience, " said Ivan. "In America you learn action.

Vanya soon found that America might be an exciting place to arrive, but living there could become, in time, as boring as anything else.

America. The enemy. The rival. The land of jeans and rock and roll, of crime and capitalism, of poverty and oppression. Of home and freedom.

Good food warms the heart and feeds the soul.

Do you need anything?" she asks. A mom A dad. Someone. Anyone. Can you arrange for that? "Nah, I'm good.

Up goes the rocket. Its golden grain falls, fertilising, upon the rich soil of my imagination.

Having instant feedback on twitter to research material I'm considering is an enormous help.

It was a natural path for me, being an artist. Both my parents were artists. I was surrounded by it and I instinctively was drawn toward it, and received a lot of encouragement.

Chiropractic is health insurance. Premiums small. Dividends large!

A change of heart is the essence of all other change, and it has brought about me a reeducation of the mind.

Look... to go through life and call it yours - your life - you first have to get your own pain. Pain that's unique to you. You can't just dip into the common bin and say 'That's enough!'.

Overcome the stigma of self-marketing.

I always make mistakes and I always fix things up, as best I can, in the cutting room.