Fear of dying brings humans the greatest pain. Death is implicit in every form of joy. Of course, it also brings the end of pain.

People often lose their names. Names fall into holes or get eaten by wild animals. Sometimes they’re carried away by the wind.

You should never judge a person solely by the evidence of your eyes.

Older, but no wiser. Alas, our dreams continue to haunt us.

One way or another, we’re all prisoners.

Love will not come to me again. I’ll vegetate like a plant in a cellar, without light.

I’d give you – if I thought one day you might return my feelings …

...and the worse the memory, the stronger its stranglehold on the present.

All they see is madness. It’s the same with the other men. They see my situation, not me.

If that which we have found is the corruption of solitude, then what can men wish for save corruption? If this is the great evil of being alone, than what is good and what is evil?

The destiny of future generations depends on our actions today

Always go with your passions. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not.

the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.

Stories matter. Many stories matter.

I moved up over Lower East Side and I was adopted by eight foster parents; I lived all over New York City with these parents, man, till I was about ten years old.

The aim of New Deals is to exterminate the class of creditors and thrust all men into that of debtors. It is like trying to breedcattle with all cows and no bulls.

We say that time passes, time goes by, and time flows. Those are metaphors. We also think of time as a medium in which we exist.

Don't waste your time being upset about something you can't change. Begin again and do it better this time.

There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.