To wait, for an actor, is not like someone who's waiting to see the doctor. It's not the kind of wait where you get bored.
My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck.
The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need.

