I was washing the dishes this morning, when all of a sudden the question came to me, What is the greatest obligation that an artist has towards the next generation of fellow-artists to follow him or her? Interesting question, no? – So I thought about it for a while, and concluded To always make sure that you get paid for your work, of course.
Then I cleaned out the coffeepot.
Moe Lane
PS: It’s more profound than it looks, at first glance.
PPS: It seems appropriate.
Write a book.
In my defence: I would be working on my book if my computer had not melted. You have no excuse.
Those dishes you were washing. Would they be the breakfast dishes or, shall we say, of an earlier vintage?
Breakfast. I don’t go to bed until the dishes are done.