"I don't know what to say about literary critics. I think it's probably best to..." — Salman Rushdie

The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Voltaire

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Socrates

I don't know if you ever really feel like you've made it.

Chuck Palahniuk

Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do.

Michel de Montaigne

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

Benjamin Franklin

Inspiration from Salman Rushdie