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"From nothing, something," whether or not it is true in a general sense, makes a nice change from "from nothing, nothing" or even "from nothing TO nothing." Quit while you're ahead, sweet pea.
Nothing to say leads to—wait for it—nothing to write. But "nothing" is not an absolute term. "There's nothing in the house to eat" just means we're out of milk and eggs, or carrots and onions, depending on your culinary requirements. But "I have nothing to wear" means different things to a picky teenager, a homeless woman,
and the society matron contemplating Saturday night's ball.
Mighty oaks grow from tiny acorns (or so they tell me; I've never seen it happen) and surely we consider an acorn to be next to nothing—though we might get some argument from the squirrel.
And from "nothing to say" I have come up with the something
of these few lines, thereby proving the theory. Q.E.D.
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