I always believed that my silence on several topics will be an advantage in the long run.

Life will take its toll on all of us. We get injured, we get old. It's really sad to try to run away from these harsh realities of life. Looks are not everything. I am not going to look beautiful all the time.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.

The first writers are first and the rest, in the long run, nowhere but in anthologies.

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.