“The Sun would have wasted its life but for the evolution of life on earth. The one who gives should be grateful to the one who receives.”

“One who could do with giving new life to someone should give someone's life a new meaning without exception.”

“You see the profound effect literature can have on life? Who says it's all a waste of time? If only I could produce one book that left someone with that kind of ferocious grievance. If you have read one of my books, you probably feel cheated out of however much money it might have cost you, and you'll certainly begrudge the time you wasted on it. But even at my most bullish and self-aggrandizing, I can't quite make myself believe that I've actually wrecked someone's life. Any documentary evidence to the contrary will be gratefully received.”

“Death is not a tragedy to the one who dies; to have wasted the life before that death, that is the tragedy.”

“Love cures people, both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.”

“An undisciplined mind is a wasted one, which will be reflected in the life of the one who possesses such a mind.”