The Individual Person Is More Interesting Than

The Bad Novelist Constructs His Characters; He Directs Them And Makes Them Speak. The True Novelist Listens To Them And Watches Them Act; He Hears Their Voices Even Before He Knows Them.

He Who Makes Great Demands Upon Himself Is Naturally Inclined To Make Great Demands On Others.

Envying Another Man's Happiness Is Madness; You Wouldn't Know What To Do With It If You Had It.

In Hell There Is No Other Punishment Than To Begin Over And Over Again The Tasks Left Unfinished In Your Lifetime.

One Doesn't Discover New Lands Without Consenting To Lose Sight, For A Very Long Time, Of The Shore.