The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.

A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

I have always been pushed by the negative. The apparent failure of a play sends me back to my typewriter that very night, before the reviews are out. I am more compelled to get back to work than if I had a success.

Success and failure are equally disastrous.