April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.

If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence of the heart God speaks.

I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say.

Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?

Finding a way to live the simple life is one of life's supreme complications.

The journey, Not the destination matters.

Now that the lilacs are in bloom She has a bowl of lilacs in her room

Do what you are doing. Monastic motto

Each of us needs something - food, liquor, pot, whatever - to help us survive. Dracula needs blood.

As I see it, part of the art of being a hero is knowing when you don't need to be one anymore.

Why be afraid of what people will say? Those who care about you will say, Good luck! and those who care only about themselves will never say anything worth listening to anyway.

Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.

The decline of the aperitif may well be one of the most depressing phenomena of our time.

Use a screwdriver instead of a hammer. Try to untighten the nut with your hand. Utilize the path of least resistance first.

Being an actor is like winning the lottery. It's not really about your talent, it's right time, right place, right face.

Human life is truly a short affair. It is better to live doing the things that you like.