A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.

You can be deprived of your money, your job and your home by someone else, but remember that no one can ever take away your honor.

Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money.

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him.

I like to do matrices. One option per line, different facets for each column. Salary, location, happiness index, failure index, and all that.

I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.

Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.

To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should not be idle entertainments but the joy of pursuing ideas.