Of course you have to believe in destiny; that everything is sheer chance is an intolerable notion.

Words are not simple things: they take unto themselves, as they have through time, power and meaning.

I know that I'm a real writer because sometimes I write a story just because I want to; not because someone's told me to.

Marriage is what happens when one at least of the partners doesn't want the other to get away.

one learns best, and writes best, in a state of defiance.

Preserve your peace of mind. There is not much time; all things end in death. Do not lament the past too much, or fear the future too acutely, ot waste too much energy on other peoples' woes, in case the present dissolves altogether.

If infinity is as they describe it, all things are not just possible but in the end certain.