It is often the case with a new idea that when it comes knocking on society's door with modesty and the best premises for its existence, there is a tremendous outcry from inside.

Some people have an unconquerable love of riddles. They may have the chance of listening to plain sense, or to such wisdom that explains life; but no, they must go and work their brains over a riddle, just because they do not understand what it means.

"Do you know a cure for me?" Why yes," he said, "I know a cure for everything. Salt water." Salt water?" I asked him. Yes," he said, "in one way or the other. Sweat, or tears, or the salt sea".

Write a little every day, without hope, without despair.

It is difficult to restrain admirers of Shakespeare once they have begun to speak of him.

Be unswervingly and eternally loyal to the story.

Of all the idiots I have met in my life, and the Lord knows they have not been few or little, I think that I have been the biggest.