Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.
“A very wise author once said that a writer writes for himself, and then publishes for money. I write for myself and publish just for the reader.”
“I'll be a flop in movies. Besides, I don't like 'em, and I never did believe there was a place called Hollywood. Somebody made it up!”