You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
Time spent with a cat is never wasted.
The writer who loses his self-doubt, who gives way as he grows old to a sudden euphoria, to prolixity, should stop writing immediately: the time has come for him to lay aside his pen.
Hope costs nothing.
No one asked you to be happy. Get to work.
If he's getting married, he's not longer interesting.
