There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.

The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book.

The need to express one's self in writing springs from a maladjustment of life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny.

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.

Our minds have unbelievable power over our bodies.