A famous writer who wants to continue writing has to be constantly defending himself against fame.

The problem in public life is learning to overcome terror; the problem in married life is learning to overcome boredom.

Curiosity is one of the many masks of love.

To oppression, plundering and abandonment, we respond with life.

Become a better person and be sure to know who you are, before meeting someone new and hoping that person knows who you are

The only thing he could do to stay alive was not to allow himself the anguish of that memory. He erased it from his mind, although from time to time in the years that were left to him he would feel it revive, with no warning and for no reason, like the sudden pang of an old scar.

The only Virgos left in the world are people like you who were born in August.