You don’t have to be the best, but you have to be the best you can be.

To write is to resist, to fight against the injustices of the world with the power of words.

The best steel isn't made in furnaces; it's forged through teamwork and shared purpose.

There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.