: habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, h…

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill.