It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear.

I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head.

Living is a compromise, between doing what you want and doing what other people want.

What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.

Life is a roller coaster, you have your ups and downs unless you fall off.

Inspiration arrives as a packet of material to be delivered.

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

Perfectionism is the enemy of creation, as extreme self- solitude is the enemy of well- being.

It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.

Everyone must believe in something. I believe I'll go canoeing.

City life is millions of people being lonesome together.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

It is what a man thinks of himself that really determines his fate.

He who walks alone, waits for no-one.

All good things are wild and free.

There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.

He who owns little is little owned.

In the long run, you hit only what you aim at.

The secret of achievement is to hold a picture of a successful outcome in mind.