“Opening your eyes is all that is needing. The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true. Look with your eyes. Hear with your ears. Taste with your mouth. Smell with your nose. Feel with your skin. THEN comes the thinking, afterward, and in that way knowing the truth.” —George R. R. Martin, author "A Song of Ice and Fire" series

“Reflect upon your present blessings of which ever man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.” —Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870), Writer

“My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind… and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow.” —George R. R. Martin, author "A Song of Ice and Fire" series

“Keep looking and keep drawing. By doing this, you'll find that your notion of what 'perfect' actually means will shift and evolve accordingly. You'll start to look at things in a different light. You'll scrutinise things more.” —Matt Pagett, author “Sketching & Drawing”

“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” —Gilda Radner, Emmy Award-winning comedienne and actress

“If you cannot accurately predict the future, then you must flexibly be prepared to deal with various possible futures.” —Edward de Bono, British physician, author, inventor, and consultant