The novel is a great discovery: far greater than Galileo's telescope or somebody else's wireless.

I like to take things step by step, one match at a time, one tournament at a time.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.

生死有命，没有人能要求多活一秒钟。

The writer's only responsibility is to his art.

The night is my lover, and the music is my mistress.