"The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude."

"A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart."

"I don't believe in writer's block."

"I discovered that my obsession for having each thing in the right place, each subject at the right time, each word in the right style, was not the well-deserved reward of an ordered mind, but just the…"

"I learned that the best way to get something done is to begin."