Quotes

Talent is nothing but long patience.

Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness.

Do not read as children do, to amuse yourself... read in order to live.

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

There is no truth. There is only perception.

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly.

I don't care to belong to any club that will have me as a member.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

I find television very educating. Every time someone switches it on I go into another room and read a good book.