One learns to ignore criticism by first learning to ignore applause.

It is a shame to see in the work of an artist the limitations of his critics.

Eventually you realize that your whole life up to now has been preparation, and you begin to suspect that the rest might be preparation, too.

Name the season’s first hurricane Zelda and fool Mother Nature into calling it a year.

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one.

To become a grandparent is to enjoy one of the few pleasures in life for which the consequences have already been paid.

I cultivate my garden, and my garden cultivates me.