It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up read more

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but
I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous.

Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of
bastards.

Love your enemies just in case your friends turn out to be a bunch of
bastards.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.

Good writing is clear thinking made visible.

Good writing is clear thinking made visible.

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what read more

The best rules to form a young man are: to talk little, to hear much, to
reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own
opinions, and value others' that deserve it.

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains read more

I was brought up in the great tradition of the late nineteenth century:
that a writer never complains, never explains and never disdains.

We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our
rewards will always be in read more

We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our
rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service.

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I read more

I train myself mentally with visualization. The morning of a tournament, before I put my feet on the floor, I visualize myself making perfect runs with emphasis on technique, all the way through to what my personal best is in practice.... The more you work with this type of visualization, especially when you do it on a day-to-day basis, you'll actually begin to feel your muscles contracting at the appropriate times.