And I, as I lived, in an alien landWill die a slave and an orphan.

Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.

I was ready to love the whole world, but no one understood me, and I learned to hate.

Afraid of decision, I buried my finer feelings in the depths of my heart and they died there.

An unusual beginning must have an unusual end.

He in his madness prays for storms, and dreams that storms will bring him peace.

Women love only those whom they do not know!

We almost always forgive those we understand.

What is this eternity to me without you? What is the infinity of my domains? Empty ringing words, A spacious temple - without a divinity!

I was born, so that the whole world could be a spectatorOf my triumph or my doom.

In the first place, [his eyes] never laughed when he laughed. Have you ever noticed this peculiarity some people have? It is either the sign of an evil nature or of a profound and lasting sorrow.

Ignore all hatred and criticism. Live for what you create, and die protecting it.

There is very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude.

To the truly ethical man, all of life is sacred, including forms of life that from the human point of view may seem lower than ours.

Life is short, I have no time for drama.

Berlin is like being abroad in Germany. It's German, but not provincial.

Memory is very important, the memory of each photo taken, flowing at the same speed as the event.

The writing part of my life never changes, because that's just when the inspiration comes.

I hate to see prudence clinging to the green suckers of youth; 'tis like ivy round a sapling, and spoils the growth of the tree.

Then shut up or grab a sword and come help. (Takeshi) Is that a challenge? (Savitar) It would be if I didn’t know for a fact that you’re too lazy to rise to one. (Takeshi)

Sanctification is the real change in man from the sordidness of sin to the purity of God's image.