nothing is difficult if you put your mind to it. Everything is easy in the world, and I am afraid of careless people. -Yuan Mei, poet of Qing Dynasty

Everything that is free and light for an artist is obtained through great oppression, that is, the result of great efforts. -Nikolai Gogol, Russian writer

It is not enough to take a step towards the ultimate goal that one day will finally reach. We should also regard each step as a goal and make it work as a step. -Goethe, German poet