Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

He who desires nothing, hopes for nothing, and is afraid of nothing, cannot be an artist.

In my head there is a whole army of people asking to be let out and waiting for the word of command.

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you'll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of a broken bottle, and then the dark, plump shadow of a dog or wolf appeared. You will bring life to nature only if you don't shrink from similes that liken its activities to those of humankind.

To advise is not to compel.

The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.