If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting.

I can remember walking as a child. It was not customary to say you were fatigued. It was customary to complete the goal of the expedition.

Kindness is one of the greatest gifts you can bestow upon another. If someone is in need, lend them a helping hand. Do not wait for a thank you. True kindness lies within the act of giving without the expectation of something in return.

Life gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.

Just write the best you can about the things that concern you most. I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

I have no romantic feelings about age. Either you are interesting at any age or you are not. There is nothing particularly interesting about being old - or being young, for that matter.

If you survive long enough, you're revered - rather like an old building.