Life never presents us with anything which may not be looked upon as a fresh starting point, no less than as a termination.

What another would have done as well as you, do not do it. What another would have said as well as you, do not say it; what another would have written as well, do not write it. Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself - and thus make yourself indispensable.

The truth is, I hoped the cure would dislike me. I tried to think of disagreeable things to say to him -- I could hit on nothing that wasn't charming. It's wonderful how hard I find it not to be fascinating.

It is with fine sentiments that bad literature is made. Descend to the bottom of the well if you wish to see the stars.

I advise the young to tell themselves constantly that most often it is up to them alone.

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

With each book you write you should lose the admirers you gained with the previous one.