"J'ai toujours imaginé que le paradis serait une sorte de bibliothèque"

“Writing is nothing more than a guided dream”

“One is allowed to change the past, but only in the libraries.”

“A writer should have another lifetime to see if he's appreciated”

“The flattery of posterity is not worth much more than contemporary flattery, which is worth nothing”

“The only limits that exist are the ones we place on ourselves. Dare to dream, and anything...”

“All you have to do is pay attention: lessons always arrive when you are ready.”

“Hurt me with the truth. Don’t comfort me with a lie”

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who m...”

“Live for today, hope for tomorrow”

“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”

“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward”

“Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.”

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, o...”

“His hands can’t hit what his eyes can't see.”

“When your army has crossed the border, you should burn your boats and bridges, in order to...”