There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with charges.

- Ernest Hemingway

Writing the story of your own life is a bit like drilling your own teeth.

- Gloria Swanson

Deep ocean drilling is not new.

- Phil Gingrey

The fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all.

- Sarah Palin