"Working within the limitations of the shared world generally made the writing easier, because I didn't have to invent any of the characters or background, which is usually the hardest part"

"No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character"

"The truest characters of ignorance are vanity and pride and arrogance"

"The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection"

"Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold"

"You are the architect of your own destiny; you are the master of your own fate; you are behind the steering wheel of your own life. There are no limitations to what you can do, have, or be except the limitations you place on yourself by your own thinking"

"Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed"

"Homer's whole language, the language in which he lived, the language that he breathed, because he never saw it, or certainly those who formed his tradition never saw it, in characters on the pages. It was all on the tongue and in the ear"

"Set high standards and few limitations for yourself"

"Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours"

"The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story"