But how do I get to having to write a book?... It was a mother who bore me, not an inkwell!

And what would you do, ... if you could rule the world for a day? I suppose I would have no choice but to abolish reality.

There is nothing in this world as invisible as a monument

Layer by layer art strips life bare.

One does what one is; one becomes what one does.

If there is a sense of reality, there must also be a sense of possibility.

Progress would be wonderful - if only it would stop.

One must conform to the baseness of an age or become neurotic.

Stupidity is active in every direction, and can dress up in all the clothes of truth. Truth, on the other hand, has for every occasion only one dress and one path, and is always at a disadvantage.

The thought is not something that observes an inner event, but, rather it is this inner event itself. We do not reflect on something, but, rather, something thinks itself in us.

Life forms a surface that acts as if it could not be otherwise, but under its skin things are pounding and pulsing.

I wondered then if there could ever be trust in a relationship based from the outset upon deceiving other people.

If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like.

To forgive freely, is what we owe to our enemy; to forget not, is what we owe to ourselves.

I'm not a great beauty. That's not me.

In the teen years, we often confuse self-image with self-esteem. Teenagers are very influenced by the image others have of them. All sorts of complexes come from this.

Why should our bodies end at the skin, or include at best other beings encapsulated by skin?

Treating the body is really about treating the mind. It is all psychosomatic - every bit of it. No exceptions.

The gospel is for lifeboats, not showboats, and a man must make up his mind which boat he is going to operate.

The public perceives there are problems with the water system, and with the efficiency of the system. We need some leadership and to provide expertise in the area of efficiency.

It hurts me when seeing a girl cry...I want to comfort them as long as I can...or I'll end up crying too...