Writers are always selling somebody out.

The wind shows us how close to the edge we are.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self.

We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.

We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget.

The fear is for what is still to be lost.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus.

Europe can only hold together and stand together, which is very important in times of migration challenges, terrorism challenges, if each country takes responsibility for itself.

I could live a week on one good compliment.

My religion? Well, my dear, I am a Millionaire. That is my religion.

Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his girdle.

Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.

The people who make history are not the people who make it who are there but the people who make it and then write about it.

Not too worried about fighting for titles, but just fighting the best competition at the Welterweight division. I'll be happy with that.

Good advice is like a proverb: the meaning depends on the interpretation.

A lot of people need an infusion of confidence.

Claiming that someone's marriage is against your religion is like being angry at someone for eating a donut because you're on a diet.