I do not think much of ages. People are people. What does it matter how old or young they are? It is a category, and I do not like categories. It is a sort of pigeonhole or a label.

No matter how much I admire our schools, I know that no university exists that can provide an education; what a university can provide is an outline, to give the learner a direction and guidance. The rest one has to do for oneself.

I wonder why it is the man who pleads for mercy never gives it.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on

Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.

I do not like violence, but ours is a violent time, and there are some men who understand nothing else.

Any man can shoot a gun, and with practice he can draw fast and shoot accurately, but that makes no difference. What counts is how you stand up when somebody is shooting back at you.