Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

Anton Chekhov

If you want to work on your art, work on your life.

If you want to work on your art, work on your life.

All saints have past and all sinners have a future.

All saints have past and all sinners have a future.

Only entropy comes easy.

Only entropy comes easy.

The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.

The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.

The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

You will not become a saint through other people's sins.

You will not become a saint through other people's sins.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

No man can discover his own talents.

No man can discover his own talents.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

Most horror movies are certainly that.

Most horror movies are certainly that.

Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn't affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.

Ninety-seven saint days a year wouldn't affect the theater, but two Yom Kippurs would ruin it.

Scream at God if that's the only thing that will get results.

Scream at God if that's the only thing that will get results.

Prostitutes, more than any other profession, help keep American marriages together.

Prostitutes, more than any other profession, help keep American marriages together.