I never cease to be amazed why some of my friends became famous and others, just as talented, didn't. I've come to suspect it's a matter of wanting fame or not, and those who don't want it, don't get it.

Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens

It is the fear of being as dependent as a young child, while not being loved as a child is loved, but merely being kept alive against one's will.

A man rising in the world is not concerned with history; he is too busy making it. But a citizen with a fixed place in the community wants to acquire a glorious past just as he acquires antique furniture. By that past he is reassured of his present importance; in it he finds strength to face the dangers that lie in front of him.

Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down

They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.