You generally hear that what a man doesn't know doesn't hurt him, but in business what a man doesn't know does hurt.
Gerald BrenanWords are as recalcitrant as circus animals, and the unskilled trainer can crack his whip at them in vain.
Gerald BrenanThose who have money think that the most important thing in the world is love. The poor know it is money.
Gerald BrenanIt is by sitting down to write every morning that he becomes a writer. Those who do not do this remain amateurs.
Gerald Brenan