“An acquaintance merely enjoys your company, a fair-weather companion flatters when all is well, a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.”

“... a true friend has your best interests at heart and the pluck to tell you what you need to hear.”

“If you are what you eat, you are what you see and hear.”

“... you’ll have to fall in love at least once in your life, or Paris has failed to rub off on you.”

“... The Book is more important than your plans for it. You have to go with what works for The Book ~ if your ideas appear hollow or forced when they are put on paper, chop them, erase them, pulverise them and start again. Don't whine when things are not going your way, because they are going the right way for The Book, which is more important. The show must go on, and so must The Book.”

“You can’t enjoy art or books in a hurry.”

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.”