The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them.

I'm a practised writer now. But when I began, I had no idea what this was going to be. I just knew that there was something inside me that wanted me to tell who I was, and that would have come out even if I didn't want it.

I think once you have done all you can to a manuscript, let it find its way in the world.

A man to whom you do a favor will not understand if you say nothing, make no noise, just walk away. You may cause more trouble by refusing a bribe than by accepting it.

Anybody who wants to rule a group will find that if this group is quarreling among themselves they leave you alone.

Every generation must recognize and embrace the task it is peculiarly designed by history and by providence to perform.

The rural areas have been deprived by the cities in the past. Development resources and energy should be directed where the people live.