Oh, I have now a mania for shortness. Whatever I read - my own or other people's works - it all seems to me not short enough.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

Luck's the word those with poor hearts use for ka...

When you choose a career that is aligned with your passion, the work becomes irrelevant because anticipation and fulfillment can outweigh everything.

The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.

For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.

I was trained in the '50s as a New Critic. I remember what literature was like before the New Critics, when people stood up and talked about Shelley's soul and such things

At no point was my career under threat, so I always knew that I would get back into action.

Don't block your blessings. Don't let doubt stop you from getting where you want to be.

Where there is no temple there shall be no homes.

When I'm thinking about going on a date with some guy or considering liking him, it really doesn't matter what they do or how that affects my career.

Most men have a good memory for facts connected with their own pursuits.