Հիմարություն է մարդկանց քննադատել նրա համար, որ նրանք այնպես են, ինչպես, որ կան: - William Saroyan

I myself, as a person, have been influenced by many writers and many things, and my writing has felt the impact of the writing of many writers, some relatively unknown and unimportant, some downright bad. But probably the greatest influence of them all when an influence is most effective — when the man being influenced is nowhere near being solid in his own right — has been the influence of the great tall man with the white beard, the lively eyes, the swift wit and the impish chuckle.

Everything and everybody is sooner or later identified, defined, and put in perspective. The truth as always is simultaneously better and worse than what the popular myth-making has it.

I did my best, and let me urge you to do your best, too. Isn't it the least we can do for one another?