“Talent is indispensable, although it is 'always' replaceable. Just remember the simple rules concerning talent:Identify It,Hire It,Nurture It,Reward It,Protect It.And when the time comes, Fire It.”
“Artistic talent is far more common than the talent to nurture artistic talent.”
“God may sometimes appear to forget, when his justice is resting; but the time always comes when he remembers...”
“The importance not just of history, but of roots - that a writer must have then to nurture, to remember if he is to endure.”
“Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.”
“No one disputes that seeming order can come out of the application of simple rules. But who wrote the rules?”