No mistake is more common and more fatuous than appealing to logic in cases which are beyond her jurisdiction.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Knowledge is a destination. Truth, the journey.

Adversity could be an advantage in the future. To be a success, take the advantage of adversity whenever possible.

True vehement love is at the opposite side of sanity.

If you can cull an animal, or kill a human, and sleep well, does not mean you are any more well than a sick animal.

Some time it's hardst things to keep yourself alone.

When the journey's over/There'll be time enough to sleep.

I'm not really much of a prankster, but I've definitely been pranked. I never really liked being pranked, so I generally try not to prank people.

In college, I had a lot of friends who were writers and wanted to be writers and I felt intimidated by it. I just didn't know if I had any gift or voice and I had no confidence about it.

Writing is very much like bricklaying. You learn to put one brick on top of another and spread the mortar so thick.

I'll never get used to anything. Anybody that does they might as well be dead.