Spike Jonze

Everything in L.A. is - it's just an easy place to live in. The houses are nice, the backyards are nice, you got the ocean right there and the mountains behind you; there's an idealised easiness to the way you live and the whole environment.

American Director

Joyce Carol Oates

Any kind of creative activity is likely to be stressful. The more anxiety, the more you feel that you are headed in the right direction. Easiness, relaxation, comfort - these are not conditions that usually accompany serious work.

American Novelist

Maxine Hong Kingston

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

American Writer

David Hume

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Scottish Philosopher

George Herbert

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

British Poet

Think of 'easiness' as a clear path without obstacles to visualize its meaning.

Visual Imagery

'Easiness' often implies a task was easier than anticipated.

Unexpected Surprise

'Easiness' may suggest something can be done with minimal effort.

Effortlessness

Use 'easiness' to describe someone's fearlessness in a new situation.

Unintimidated Approach

'Easiness' can convey a casual, unbothered attitude.

Casual Tone

 Drifters allow the world to write the story of their lives. They let mechanisms of reward and punishment -- pats on the head, fear, the easiness of an option -- to determine what they do. So the lesson of hard