For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror.

Every angel is terrifying.

For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terrorwhich we are barely able to endure, and it amazes us so, because it serenely disdains to destroy us.Every angel is terrible.

Isn’t it time that, loving, we freed ourselves from the beloved, and, trembling, endured:as the arrow endures the bow, so as to be, in its flight, something more than itself?

Isn't it time that, in love, we freed ourselves from the loved one and, trembling, endured:as the arrow endures the string, collecting itselfto be more than itself as it shoots?

Look, I am living. On what? Neither childhood nor futurelessens . . . . Superabundant existencewells in my heart.

We only pass everything by like a transposition of air.

Do not confuse humility with humiliation.

On those days when I can spend a few hours getting some understanding, I feel fulfilled. I feel as if I have made good use of my time.

Having plead guilty, I do not believe that I am any different than the vast majority of the members of Congress.

We have to take away from humans in the long run their reproductive autonomy as the only way to guarantee the advancement of mankind.

Offended self-love never forgives.

Jealousy ... is the most obvious sign of impotency.

Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned.

Good health is often a matter of good judgement.

You need people around you who will tell you the truth and not hold anything back.

I was never crippled until I lost hope.