A Man Must Have His Dreams -

Inspiration Comes Unawares, From Unaccountable Sources That Have Nothing To Do With Planning Or Intelligence. Let It Cool Ever So Slightly, And You Are Left, Pen Or Brush In Hand, With No Inspiration At All. Gifted People Need Not, Therefore, Make A Song And Dance About Being Or Supposing Themselves Superior. They Simply Happened To Be Born With That Fortunate, Subconscious Equipment Of Theirs, And The Mystery Exists Independently Of Intelligence Or Ambition.

A Man Must Have His Dreams - Memory Dreams Of The Past And Eager Dreams Of The Future. I Never Want To Stop Reaching For New Goals.

It Is Always The Same: Women Bedeck Themselves With Jewels And Furs, And Men With Wit And Quotations.

Those Whose Approval You Seek Most Give You The Least.

Only Soldiers And Labouring Men Can Appreciate How Glorious It Really Is To Lie Late In Bed In Winter-time. When Your Life Revolves Around Having To To Be At Work At Seven O'clock In The Morning You Know Everything About That Ghastly Lep Up Still Half Asleep And The Rush To Put Your Head Under A Tap Of Ice-cold Water With The Barbarous Object Of Shocking Yourself Awake.