Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works.
It is not opium which makes me work but its absence, and in order for me to feel its absence it must from time to time be present.
I can't explain inspiration. A writer is either compelled to write or not. And if I waited for inspiration I wouldn't really be a writer.
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experience behind him.
A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it; action presupposes a goal which is worth achieving.
Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.
Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
