Always look forward. Follow the path of light

Revenge produces nothing in the end. Even if you hate someone enough to kill them, you won't be saved from it. Always face forward. Walk down the path that has light.

Revenge never does anyone any good. Killing the person you hate will never ease the pain. Always look forward! Follow the path of light!

We are inside soft, sweet and pure white despair.

The mind is a metaphor of the world of objects.

It seemed incredible that this day, a day without warnings or omens, might be that of my implacable death.

It was a child's awareness, never spoken or even fully acknowledged, but deeply felt.

I don't think most books can be justifiably translated on screen. The film versions can't convey the right emotion, fuel your imagination or allow you to visualise every line the way books do.

You know my methods. Apply them.

Serve others. The failing recipe for happiness and success is to want the good of others.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.

I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.

That I would rather be in another business where a bad cold wouldn't put me out of work.

The French don't know how to cook breakfast.