"To love is to burn, to be on fire."

"How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!"

"For my whole life, my favorite activity was reading. It's not the most social pastime."

"I may not always be offered work, but I'll always have my family."

"Laughing is the best calorie burner."

"Take care of the small circle around you. When you have succeeded with them, then move outwards, one small step at a time."