we all have too many wheels, screws and valves to judge each other on first impressions or one or two pointers. I don't understand you, you don't understand me and we don't understand ourselves.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Your talent sets you apart: if you were a toad or a tarantula, even then, people would respect you, for to talent all things are forgiven.

In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations!

If many remedies are prescribed for an illness you can be sure it has no cure

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.

Everyone has the same God; only people differ.