Indeed, follow your star if you want to head north and it's the North Star. But if you want to head north and it's Mars, you had better follow somebody else's star.

Most of the mistakes in thinking are inadequacies of perception rather than mistakes of logic.

The danger that keeps me just a little frightened with every book I write, however, is that I'll overreach myself once too often and try to write a story that I'm just plain not talented or skilful enough to write. That's the dilemma every storyteller faces. It is painful to fail. But it is far sadder when a storyteller stops wanting to try.

There are men too superior to be seen except by a few, as there are notes too high for the scale of most ears.

When fate hands us a lemon, let's try to make lemonade.

Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!