You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.

It is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. hares have no time to read.

Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted.

I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But I'm only writing fiction. I'm not making munitions, so I think it's acceptable.

All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.

Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists.