Every man is working out his destiny in his own way and nobody can be of any help except by being kind, generous, and patient.

I soon learned that one must give up everything and not do anything else but write, that one must write write write.

The truly great writer does not want to write. He wants the world to be a place in which he can live the life of the imagination.

To be generous is to say yes before the man even opens his mouth.

It is a fine thing when a believer praises and thanks God if good comes to him, and praises God and shows endurance if smitten by affliction. The believer is r…

Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb -- they're often students, for heaven's sake.

Les vieilles filles n'ayant pas fait plier leur caractere et leur vie a une autre vie ni a d'autres caracteres, comme l'exige la destinee de la femme, ont, pou…