The great thing to remember is we can do whatever we wish to do provided our wish is strong enough.

There are always these moments in life when the limits of suffering are reached and we become heroes and heroines.

The truth is that every true admirer of the novels cherishes the happy thought that he alone - reading between the lines - has bcome the secret friend of their author.

Whatever happens I have had these blissful, perfect moments and they are worth living for.

Do you remember your childhood? I am always coming across these marvelous accounts by writers who declare that they remember 'everything.' I certainly don't. The dark stretches, the blanks, are much bigger than the bright glimpses. I seem to have spent most of my time like a plant in a cupboard.

I want, by understanding myself, to understand others. I want to be all that I am capable of becoming.... This all sounds very strenuous and serious. But now that I have wrestled with it, it's no longer so. I feel happy- deep down. All is well.

When we begin to take our failures non-seriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them.