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, humble, tolerant and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.'

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

I'll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell... their heart's in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ.

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