On this day in 1810, Lord Byron asks a friend to hold his claret and swims across the Hellespont (after legendary Greek hero Leander, who supposedly swam the same four-mile stretch). Lordy!
David Mamet: "I’m basically nuts. I sit by myself every day, most days, eight hours in this little room. It feels like either a torment or an adventure. The only way I can still the torment or appreciate the adventure is to write it down." #changeyourmind#writing
"In consequence of inventing machines, men will be devoured by them." Jules Verne... Sorry I missed your birthday yesterday, Jules, but I was caught up on my iPhone. #changeyourmind