I am deeply moved when I write. I get turned on by it. I've never used any drugs for stimulation. I don't use words loosely. When I'm working and the right word comes, there is an answering resonance within me. There is also a hardness of intention that goes with it. There is no idleness in it.

A person either creates or destroys. There is no neutrality.

Ninety per cent of life is a nightmare, do you think I am going to get it rounded up to hundred per cent?

I'm glad I haven't lived in vain.

She's very pretty but she's honey from the icebox, if you know what I mean. Cold sweets won't spread.

I immersed myself in The Periodic Table gladly and gratefully. There is nothing superfluous here, everything this book contains is essential. It is wonderful pure, and beautifully translated...I was deeply impressed.

Hapiness can only be found if you can free yourself of all other distractions.