I don't like to see mistakes on the typewriter. I like a perfect script. On the typewriter I will sometimes leave a phrase that is not right, not what I want, simply because to change it would be a bit messy.

A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness

A man of worth never gets up to unsay what he said yesterday.

Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.

When a mad man walks naked, it is his kinsmen who feel shame, not himself.

Some people flinch when you talk about art in the context of the needs of society thinking you are introducing something far too common for a discussion of art. Why should art have a purpose and a use? Art shouldn't be concerned with purpose and reason and need, they say. These are improper. But from the very beginning, it seems to me, stories have indeed been meant to be enjoyed, to appeal to that part of us which enjoys good form and good shape and good sound.

Children are very fair minded, they really are.