“Unnatural, unorthodox, amoral: those pretensions crumble when confronted by true happiness. You shouldn't give another the authority to draw a line defining the boundaries of acceptable joy.”
“Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary line and adding to one's liberty.”
“When life gives you pain, accept it. When life gives you happiness, reject it.”
“When you give another person the power to define you, then you also give them the power to control you.”
“Success tended to make the unorthodox acceptable”
“The truth is that every true admirer of the novels cherishes the happy thought that he alone - reading between the lines - has become the secret friend of their author.”