Book: Notes of a Victorian gentleman

A useful thing - a life lesson, but still sometimes useful not to retrieve it.

The fame is a terrible monotony - all the people are so similar in their feelings and words, and you so quickly it becomes boring, so hard to feign interest in what has become commonplace.

The period of infertility after the spiritual drama is inevitable, in my opinion, a quick return to the fullness of life here can not be. Long weeks and months must pass in the void, otherwise you face another one of the same misfortune.

I disagree with those who believe that true knowledge should be obscure, quite the opposite, I do not see why the reader or listener must struggle with deciphering what I wanted to say a writer or lecturer, for me, this verges on failure.

From my point of view, the artist is the mirror of reality, and he adds just the right amount to make it more distinct. He is not entitled to distort and manipulate her in order to amuse us or to call our tears, or we lose confidence in him, the book will be empty, insignificant fun and most wonderful goals lose meaning.

Believe me, boredom is the worst of the hardships, worse than physical labor, worse than the whip of the overseer, it paralyzes the soul and body, although the latter are hardier.

Writing is an insecure profession, and to take on her needs, having solid ground under my feet. In my opinion, it depends too much on luck and not on the merits of the author's publishing expenses, distribution, circulation, critical reviews - any of these circumstances beyond your control can destroy a book, no matter how it was good in itself. In short, the literature - not for the youngsters, and I was lucky that at that time she didn't seduce me.

I can't believe that is bad to be happy, if one does not suffer.

Oh mother, what power you have been given! Who knows, does all the evil in the world from those who did not know of maternal affection.