Each book can make a life or a fragment of it more beautiful.

All writers are discontent. That's because they're aware of a potential and believe they're not reaching it.

What do you mean, what's the matter with him? Nothing's the matter with him, everything's the matter with him, the same as it is with everybody else. He's just fine. He gets overwhelmed now and then, and he doesn't know how to say what he feels or means, so he cries and runs off a little, trying to find out where to go, for God's sake. Where can you go?

My work is writing, but my real work is being.

The bicycle is the noblest invention of mankind.

Even after you've won fame and fortune, every time you write you've got to write, there's no shortcut, you have to start your career all over again.

If you're alive, you can't be bored in San Francisco. If you're not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life......San Francisco is a world to explore. It is a place where the heart can go on a delightful adventure. It is a city in which the spirit can know refreshment every day.