“Why must an aphorism be brief?Because only a fool gives a speech in a burning house.”

“You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.”

“For life is short and the art of writing books is very, very long.”

“I think that it's only natural that readers become writers. You can only learn so much before you have to share it with others.”

“History shows us a window into our past. Historical fiction can take us by the and and lead us into that world.”

“Poetic spirits didn't need stuff like mathematics; math eroded you and made you ordinary.”

“Every emotion in the world wishes to be expressed, every task desires to be done. Coincidence is the perfect texture.”