I made a decision to write for my readers, not to try to find more readers for my writing.
Old age takes in part savoury wisdom for its food - see to that your old age will not lack in nourishment.
He who never puts his trust in any man will never be deceived.
An artist who lacks the power of self-criticism accomplishes but little. It is good if your work stands higher than your own opinion of it; bad if it is on the same level. But it is a great disaster if your work stands lower than your judgment of it.
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.
Tears come from the heart and not from the brain
In the midday sun, a bright light will be barely noticed. Yet in the darkest night, even the smallest light can make an enormous difference.
A broken Altar, Lord, thy servant rears, Made of a heart, and cemented with tears.
Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.
We need do no more than repeat: only under communism does the individual become himself and lead his own life.