Death knocks at your door, and before you can tell him to come in, he is in the house with you.

Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.

When you're frightened don't sit still, keep on doing something. The act of doing will give your back your courage.

I love writing for myself. I read them [my stories], I cry over them sometimes.

Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.

God created many races wilier than men.But it doesn't mean angels higher than us.

No one goes on, but what we leave behind keeps us alive for someone else.

Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

I encourage people to read by encouraging them to read whatever they want.

I was never part of the crowd.

The debt of gratitude we owe our mother and father goes forward, not backward. What we owe our parents is the bill presented to us by our children.

It's impossible to fail completely and it's impossible to succeed perfectly.

If the happiness of the mass of mankind can be secured at the expense of a little tempest now and then, or even of a little blood, it will be a precious purchase.

So I told my mum that I'd opened a theatre. She said, "Are you having me on?" I said, "Well I'll give you an audition, but I'm not promising you anything."