“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”

The well dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice

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

Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.

Sometimes people carry to such perfection the mask they have assumed that in due course they actually become the person they seem.

It wasn’t until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say, ‘I don’t know.’

You can do anything in this world if you are prepared to take the consequences.

Of all these the richest in beauty is the beautiful life. That is the perfect work of art.

When a woman loves you she’s not satisfied until she possesses your soul. Because she’s weak, she has a rage for domination, and nothing less will satisfy her.

The prestige you acquire by being able to tell your friends that you know famous men proves only that you are yourself of small account.

I recognize that I am made up of several persons and that the person that at the moment has the upper hand will inevitably give place to another. But which is the real one? All of them or none?

Failure make people bitter and cruel. Success improves the character of the man.

You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers.

One can be very much in love with a woman without wishing to spend the rest of one’s life with her.

She loved three things – a joke, a glass of wine, and a handsome man.

If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.

The love that lasts longest is the love that is never returned.

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad.

I know what it’s like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing.

I only know how to play one role: me.

I have no idea where I want to go musically, but I’m fine that way. I don’t need to be faithful to any concept, you know.

Our competition is different. They’re confused. They chased after netbooks. Now they’re trying to make PCs into tablets and tablets into PCs. Who knows what they’ll do next?

Those who best know human nature will acknowledge most fully what a strength light hearted nonsense give to a hard working man

It’s a rare gift, to know where you need to be, before you’ve been to all the places you don’t need to be.

I know that youngsters want to find something in common with each other and feel closer to each other ideologically through bridges such as the Internet.