Talent is cheap; dedication is expensive. It will cost you your life.

The writer ... an athlete required to break the four-minute mile every morning.

When I have trouble writing, I step outside my studio into the garden and pull weeds until my mind clears--I find weeding to be the best therapy there is for writer's block.

The brooding is better than the joy because even if the heart fills with happiness, it still mourns.

Pleasure is one of the most important things in life, as important as food or drink.

There are no faster or firmer friendships than those formed between people who love the same books.

Reading is a stouthearted activity, disporting courage, keenness, stick-to-it-ness.