"A man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness."

"Literature is not a luxury, but a necessity."

"When we are young, we are told that if we work hard, we will succeed. But the world is not always fair."

"Storytellers are a threat. They are subversive. They are dangerous. They are often dismissed, but they are also essential."

"Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him."