Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.

Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.

I don't suppose you have many friends. Neither do I. I don't trust people who say they have a lot of friends. It's a sure sign that they don't really know anyone.

Over time, loneliness gets inside you and doesn't go away.

We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake.

We all give up great expectations along the way.

I can't die yet, doctor. Not yet. I have things to do. Afterwords I'll have a whole lifetime in which to die.

I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.

It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality.

Silence makes idiots seem wise even for a minute.

The only way you can truly get to know an author is through the trail of ink he leaves behind him. The person you think you see is only an empty character: truth is always hidden in fiction.

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.

To long to read.

Lord, let me find my life in thee, and not in the mire of this world's favour or gain.

Teaching doesn't relate to photographing, at least not for me.

We become obsessed with 'truth' when discussing statements, just as we become obsessed with 'freedom' when discussing conduct...Like freedom, truth is a bare minimum or an illusory ideal.

The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His purposes.

Totally without hope, one cannot live. To live without hope is to cease to live.

Galás is a great artist with a very powerful voice.

How can you learn more? By admiring what you've done right? Or by studying what you've done wrong?