So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us.

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.

The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse of heaven.

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

It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is also true that, in some instances, trauma, in the shape of early separation or bereavement, has steered the potentially creative person toward developing aspects of his personality which can find fulfillment in comparative isolation. But this does not mean that solitary, creative pursuits are themselves pathological.

Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my own, however derivative.

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