“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”
"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world."
- Gustave Flaubert
Awareness
"Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings."
- Gustave Flaubert
Hope
"I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within."
- Gustave Flaubert
Self-awareness
"A friend who dies, it’s something of you who dies"
- Gustave Flaubert
Adversity
"The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe."
- Gustave Flaubert
Creativity
"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."
- Beauty and the Beast
Balance
"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."
- Catherine Pulsifer
Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein
Balance
"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."
Balance
"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."
- Kunio Yaobi
Balance