Intro Enthusiast Gifts

'Thank you for that kind introduction, Ed, but frankly, I would've liked a little further ado.'

"Soul searching? Yes, you could call it that."

"I dunno, I guess I just don't believe in myself anymore."

Welcome to the Team

"I imagined the Library of Congress would be much bigger."

"What was I thinking?!"

Window Treatment

"He's his own worst enemy."

Maximilian could see far away places,but he never told anyone.

That party went well.

Clever visual metaphor used to personify the abstract concept of thought and memory.

'No, Timmy, we are not supposed to connect them.'

Euripides: 'If we could be twice young and twice old, we could correct all our mistakes.'

The dangerous world of the armchair thinker

Jackson Pollock: abstract; Picasso: cubism; Bobby: eight year old

Lots of famous art may have been inspired by taxes. Jackson Pollack's "Number 5" could be a visual representation of global regulations. And perhaps Rodin's "The Thinker" is a man trying to understand those rules. Maybe Roy Lichtenstein's "Ohhh ... Alright ..." shows a woman being told to continue holding to get her tax question answered. And they there's Edvard Munch's "The Scream" ... Nothing makes you feel like that more than preparing a tax return!

'I chose my field on what would put the most impressive initials after my name.'

"I haven't felt that overwhelming urge to create, but then again I haven't felt much of anything lately."

"I feel like I don’t even know my own husband ... and it’s driving me wild!"

"Now that I've solved all my problems, I think I'm ready to create more"

It's about self-control. "'No Thyself".

'My - You've matured, my dear.'

"Every time I explore the corners of my mind, I have the urge to dust."

'It took years of therapy before I became the Bluebird of Happiness.'

Roger feels that there are only two inante instincts in men and women. One is satisfaction of biological needs...the other is self-actualization.

'What makes you think no-one understands you?'

"Tell me more about your imposter syndrome."

"Where can I find some peace of mind?"

'I don't really analyse dreams. I analyse why you think your dreams are worth analysing.'

"I'm not 'just sitting here' — my mind is all over the place."

"Yes, it's sort of a yearning disability."

Self Help and Self Hindrance Books

As soon as I've extinguished my ego, I'm going to take some "me" time.

'Don't know much about art but I know what I like.'

'Where you went wrong' Desk.