March 2021
Author Archives: Izzat Zailan
The Self-Destruction of Society : Inside Avenged Sevenfold’s The Stage
“The job of an artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.” – Arthur Miller
Why You Should Read History
“The books are to remind us what asses and fools we are.” – Ray Bradbury
Embrace Your Weirdness
“You and I were created by God to be so much more than normal. Following the crowd is not a winning approach to life.” – Tim Tebow
There Are No Promises in Art
“Success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” – Viktor Frankl
Reading List
February 2021
Read to Live
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.” – Gustave Flaubert
Make Your Downtime
“While thus employed in doing nothing, I receive a constant stream of telegrams from my unconscious.” – David Ogilvy
Quantity vs. Quality
“A poem is never finished, only abandoned.” – Paul Valéry
When Do You Stop Creating?
“The heart apparently doesn’t stop that easily.” – Murakami