"I was with book, as a woman is with child"

"A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

"You can make anything by writing."

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."

"A clever arrangement of bad eggs will never make a good omelet."

"Adventures are never fun while you're having them."