“You do not see as quite as well as you think.”

“Age gives you a great sense of proportion. You can be very hard on yourself when you're younger but now I just think 'well everybody's absolutely mad and I'm doing quite well.”

“If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.”

“Mr. Trask, do you think the thoughts of people suddenly become important at a given age? Do you have sharper feelings or clearer thoughts now than when you were ten? Do you see as well, hear as well, taste as vitally?”

“These people who can see right through you never quite do you justice, because they never give you credit for the effort you're making to be better than you actually are, which is difficult and well meant and deserving of some little notice.”

“You can make it if you try. Don't give up or quit the fight. If you believe, you will see, you can do it.”