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Great men undertake great things because they are great; fools, because they think them easy.

Talent isn't enough. You need motivation -- and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be enough, along with an insatiable hunger for recognition. You have to have that feeling of "I'll show them." If you don't have it, don't become a writer.

Hope in action is charity, and beauty in action is goodness.

When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.

Orthodox criticism ... Is a murderer of talent. And because the most modest and sensitive people are the most talented, having the most imagination and sympathy, these are the first ones to get killed off.

I don't make deals for the money. I've got enough, much more than I'll never need. I do it to do it. Other people paint beautifully on canvas or write wonderful poetry. I like making deals, preferably big deals. That's how I get my kicks.

Anxiety and conscience are a powerful pair of dynamos. Between them, they have ensured that I shall work hard, but they cannot ensure that one shall work at anything worthwhile.

I would prefer a thousand times to receive reproofs than to give them to others.

If it's not fun, you are not doing it right.

What you are must always displease you, if you would attain to that which you are not.

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.