The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.
Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is too late and the game finished, that the stage belongs to the rising generations. The true evil is not the weakening of the body, but the indifference of the soul.
Advice is always a confession.
Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.
Style is the hallmark of a temperament stamped upon the material at hand.
In a discussion, the difficulty lies, not in being able to defend your opinion, but to know it.