We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in hostile territory.

Success is both an addiction and an enslavement.

Everything will happen as was written by the Lord," replied the prophet. "There are moments when tribulations occur in our lives, and we cannot avoid them. But they are there for some reason." "What reason?" "That is a question we cannot answer before, or even during the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there.

It is necessary to run risks, to follow certain paths and to abandon others. No one can make a choice without feeling fear.

He had not a cent in his pocket, but he had faith. He had decided, the night before, that he would be as much an adventurer as the ones he had admired in books.

To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain.

Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost?