Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. 'Lost Illusion' is the undisclosed title of every novel.

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.

Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.

He who wants to do everything will never do anything.

Advice is always a confession.

When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised

Information is not culture. In the mind of a truly educated person, facts are organized, and they make up a living world in the image of the world of reality.