"To be matter of fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy -- and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful."

"Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards."

"Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it."

"Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you--if you don't play, you can't win."

"Specialization is for insects."

"The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive."

"It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.'"

"Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity."

"We don't work for each other, We work with each other."

"Without a rich heart, wealth is an ugly beggar."

"What we do is less than a drop in the ocean. But if it were missing, the ocean would lack something."

"It is never too late to give up your prejudices."