"It's not the intensity of the man,..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“Not infrequently, we encounter copies of important human beings; and here, too, as in the case of paintings, most people prefer the copies to the originals.”

“Go up close to your friend, but do not go over to him! We should also respect the enemy in our friend.”

“It is neither the best nor the worst things in a book that defy translation.”

“No one has ever achieved greatness without dreams.”

“What? A great man? I only ever see the ape of his own ideal.”

“A man comes to measure his greatness by the regrets, envies and hatreds of his competitors.”

“A heart well worth winning, and well won. A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted.”

“Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”

“You have to be persistent.”