In displaying the psychology of your characters, minute particulars are essential. God save us from vague generalizations! Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions. Nor is it necessary to portray many main characters. Let two people be the center of gravity in your story: he and she.

Formerly, when I would feel a desire to understand someone, or myself, I would take into consideration not actions, in which everything is relative, but wishes. Tell me what you want and I'll tell you who you are.

Humankind has understood history as a series of battles because, to this day, it regards conflict as the central facet of life.

They say philosophers and wise men are indifferent. Wrong. Indifference is a paralysis of the soul, a premature death.

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

All saints have past and all sinners have a future.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.