"Always be a poet, even in prose."

"He possessed the logic of all good intentions and a knowledge of all the tricks of his trade, and yet he never succeeded at anything, because he believed too much in the impossible. Surprising? Why so? He was forever in the act of conceiving it!"

"The will to work must dominate, for art is long and time is brief."

"If the word doesn't exist, invent it; but first be sure it doesn't exist."

"Inspiration comes of working every day."

"For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and you will be saved."