I don't think many writers like their best-known piece of work, particularly when it was written a long time ago.

Courtesy is breeding. Breeding is an excellent thing. Always remember that.

Decision by democratic majority vote is a fine form of government, but it's a stinking way to create.

Nobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don't get it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work, but not having it is sheer hell.

You are what you are. It is my opinion that trouble in the world comes from people who do not know what they are, and pretend to be something they're not.

It is not good to see people who have been pretending strength all their lives lose it even for a minute.

The writer's intention hasn't anything to do with what he achieves. The intent to earn money or the intent to be famous or the intent to be great doesn't matter in the end. Just what comes out.