I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it.

It is widely believed that interpersonal relationships of an intimate kind are the chief, if not the only, source of human happiness, yet the lives of creative individuals often seem to run counter to this assumption.

When a man suffers from delusions he is described as mad but when a million do so they belong to a world religion

Imagination flourishes best in solitude.

In a culture in which interpersonal relationships are generally considered to provide the answer to every form of distress, it is sometimes difficult to persuade well-meaning helpers that solitude can be as therapeutic as emotional support.

All the world loves a lover, and a lover loves all the world.

Inspiration cannot be willed, though it can be wooed.