Celebrity Culture

I'm quite against the assimilation of various quotes for a piece of writing, and think that good writers should use quotes sparingly and probably as less than 7% of their finished work. But often you find that other people have worded things in a much more empathic way than you could. This is surely one of the largest reasons why poetry and prose are so popular - as a mirror for the soul, which can search out places that are hard to reach by one's self. Anyway, here's a selection of quotes which I have taken from and hope you can...

"If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

- Vincent Van Gogh

“Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas ... with the music at top volume and at least a pint of ether.”

- Hunter S. Thompson