“Never rush into anything—unless into is the direction you want to go.”

“Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.”

“I woke up in the morning and I didn’t want anything, didn’t do anything, couldn’t do it anyway, just lay there listening to the blood rush
through me and it never made any sense, anything.”

“Never compose anything unless the not composing of it becomes a positive nuisance to you.”

“You could say anything you wanted to someone you thought you were never going to see again.”

“Writing is prophesy.
Don’t write anything unless you want it to come true.”

“I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.”

“Tourists think that Thailand is beautiful, safe and that they can do anything they want here. That they can put on their bikinis and go anywhere they want. I ask, can you get away with wearing bikinis in Thailand? Unless you are not beautiful.”

“I love wisdom. And you can never be great at anything unless you love it. Not be in love with it, but love the thing, admire the thing. And it seems that if you love the thing, and you don't just want to possess it, it will find you.”

“All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.”