“Forget all your sorrow, don't live in the past, and look to the future because life goes too fast, you know—it's a hard road.”

“Life kept you busy fighting off troubles, and you looked up, and the best parts of your life were gone.”

“Life is like playing the violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.”

“All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.”

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.”

“All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income”

“A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.”