Random is the new cool.

Rule #5: Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination ...
Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”

The past seems so much more vivid, more substantial, than the present, and then it evaporates with the cold touch of reality.