“The chief element of happiness is this: to want to be what you are.”

“The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.”

“The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly.”

“The desire to write grows with writing.”

“Το πρώτο πράγμα που θα κάνω, όταν έχω χρήματα, είναι να αγοράσω ελληνικά βιβλία και κατόπιν θα αγοράσω ρούχα.”

“Given a choice between a folly and a sacrament, one should always choose the folly—because we know a sacrament will not bring us closer to god and there’s always the chance that a folly will.”

“A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit.”