"You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room."

"All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone will be something you'll be quite a lot!"

"And you know what? You'll be right for the most part, but the facts won't matter. It's often that way in the world."

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

"I think I've written some pretty good stuff. I think I've written some pretty bad stuff."