Contradiction is the essence of the universe.

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.

It's been a long time since I've been me.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

Freedom comes from taking responsibility

I remember my mean mouth, I remember how wise I thought I was. But I was not wise then. Now I am wise.

To be a writer - write! To be an author - publish! To be a bestselling author - never stop writing!

I know that even at moments of apparent danger, nothing is out of order or lacking, other than our own unquestioned thoughts about those moments.

Longing on a large scale makes history.

People want fame and I would never tell a person to not want that, because it's f--ing awesome. Actually.

The dream never stops But I see the end before I wake up.

It's important to feel beautiful; it's political to feel beautiful.

I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when my person reflected . . .

Usually form seems to find me in the process of writing a poem, though I have nothing against starting out with the form.