Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library. - John Waters

Nothing is more important than an unread library.

I'm always amazed at friends who say they try to read at night in bed but always end up falling asleep. I have the opposite problem. If a book is good I can't go to sleep, and stay up way past my bedtime, hooked on the writing. Is anything better than waking up after a late-night read and diving right back into the plot before you even get out of bed to brush your teeth?

If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em! Don’t sleep with people who don’t read!

But feeling down can make you feel up if you’re the creative type. The emotional damage may have already been done to you, but stop whining. Use your insanity to get ahead.