The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. (Emile Zola)

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go. (Oscar Wilde)

People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. (Soren Aabye Kierkegaard)

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth. (Sherlock Holmes (by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1859-1930))

The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. (Oscar Wilde)