A great writer created a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out.

A life based on reason will always require to be balanced by an occasional bout of violent and irrational emotion, for instinctual drives must be satisfied

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Obesity is a mental state, a disease brought on by boredom and disappointment.

A mistake which is commonly made about neurotics is to suppose that they are interesting. It is not interesting to be always unhappy, engrossed with oneself, malignant and ungrateful, and never quite in touch with reality.

When in doubt, choose greatness.