I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes..

I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite..

I shall tell you a great secret my friend. Do not wait for the last judgement, it takes place every day..

If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves..