James Patterson, on reading:

You see, one of the best things about reading

is that you'll always have something to think about when you're not reading.

- James Patterson.

Beatrix Potter, on writing:

There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story.

You never quite know where they'll take you.

- Beatrix Potter.

On this day in music history - Clouds Below, by 2002 (2023):

Clouds Below

Album by 2002,

released January 7, 2023.

Track list:

Soulmate; Glimmering Hope; Landing; City Blue; First Light of Dawn; The Flight Home; Clouds Below; Air and Light; Riding the Current; Everyday Miracles.

On this day in music history: Connections, by Sherry Finzer (2022):

Connections

Album by Sherry Finzer,
released January 7, 2022.

Track list:

Peace at Home; Through the Veil; Red Hawk Hill; A New Day; Connections; Bella's Moon; Highland Waterfall; Wind Spirit; Ever Same; Greatest Blessings; The Crossing Place; Journey With Spirit.

On this day in music history - Tonight: Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway, by Renée Fleming… (2014):

Tonight: Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway

Album by Renée Fleming,

with Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann and Klaus Florian Vogt,

released January 7, 2014.

Track list:

Lincke: Frau Luna: Berliner Luft (Live); Gershwin: Pardon My English: The Loreley (Live); Gershwin: Strike Up The Band: Overture (Live); Bernstein: West Side Story: Maria (Live); F. Loewe: My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night (Live); Weill: One Touch Of Venus: Foolish Heart (Live); Bernstein: West Side Story: Tonight (Live); Tauber: Der singende Traum: Du bist die Welt für mich (Live); Gershwin: Lady Be Good: Fascinating Rhythm (Live); Berlin: Annie, Get Your Gun: Anything You Can Do (Live); Tonight - Welthits von Berlin bis Broadway (Live).

On this day in television history - Justified (2014):

Justified

Season 5. Episode 1.
Episode entitled: A Murder of Crowes.
Released January 7, 2014.
Directed by Michael Dinner.
Written by Graham Yost, Fred Golan, Leonard Chang.
Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.
Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Michael Rapaport, James Le Gros, Edi Gathegi, Sam Anderson, A.J. Buckley, Matt Craven, Dave Foley, Rick Gomez, Jason Gray-Stanford, Damon Herriman, John Kapelos, David Koechner, Jacob Lofland, Jesse Luken, Don McManus, Amaury Nolasco, Max Perlich, Stephen Root, Will Sasso, Alicia Witt, Karolina Wydra, Ron Yuan, Jeannetta Arnette, Justin Welborn, Natalie Zea, Arriane Alexander, Jack Elliott, Kaitlin Ferrell, Gichi Gamba, Billoah Greene, Jonathan Kowalsky, Aubrey Wood, Russell Bertolino, Lisa Pevc.

On this day in music history - The Beautiful Voice, by Renée Fleming (1998):

The Beautiful Voice

Album by Renée Fleming

with Jeffrey Tate and the English Chamber Orchestra,

released January 7, 1998.

Track list:

Depuis le jour (Louise); Jewl song (Faust); Gavotte (Manon); Songs my mother taught me (Gypsy melodies); The last rose (Martha); Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La rondine); Mariettas Lied (Die tote Stadt); In trutina (Carmina Burana); Morgen!; Vocalise; Csardas (Die Fledermaus); Vilja-Lied (Die lustige Witwe); Epilogo (Luna); Bailero (Chants d'Auvergne).