And everyone must lose his mind, everyone must! The sooner the better! It is essential — I know it.

We comes from God, I from the Devil.

The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers: blooming is hard, and the most important thing is - to bloom. (“A Story About The Most Important Thing”)

The nights were long, like the braids of a pretty girl, and the days were short, like a girl's sense. ("The North")

Heretics are the only bitter remedy against the entropy of human thought.

True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy functionaries, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics.

A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth reading.

Those two, in paradise, were given a choice: happiness without freedom, or freedom without happiness. There was no third alternative.

Literature is painting, architecture, and music.

There is no final one; revolutions are infinite.

We need writers who fear nothing. ("Our Goal")

Don't plant a seed just a day before you need the fruit. ~ Aarush Kashyap

[L]anguage cannot match music's subtlety and preciseness of expression.

Living in the Spirit changes your attitude, thinking, and ultimately your actions.

To what a degree the same past can leave different marks - and especially admit of different interpretations.

I've never been one to get up on a soapbox and preach. I just live my life the way I live my life.

Don't focus on what's wrong. Things may not be perfect, but be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day. Live each day like it could be your last.

I think it's important to be an absolute believer and have that confidence.

My son youngest son David's favorite song - he plays guitar - and he likes "Devil Pray." That's his favorite.

Dreams are difficult to build and easy to destroy.

My eyes aren't special, my nose isn't special, my mouth isn't special.