“In life, there are no mistakes, only lessons.”

“Time is our only fortune - so get scribbling”

“They've got organizations for people like me with stupid preoccupations.”

“ As long as you've done your best, making mistakes doesn't matter. You and I are human; we will mess up. What counts is learning from your mistakes and getting back up when life has knocked you down.”

“You build a thing of beauty, and then the peasants storm the castle, hooting and chanting and calling you a heretic.”

“....I'd skimmed along life like a surfer, mistaking speed for direction. I'd feigned to be pressing forward when I was really running away”

“This is one of the disadvantages of wine, it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.”