For many years I used the pronoun 'we.' Now, as in my youth, I go to sleep and wake up alone.

I had learnt to seek intensity — more of life, a concentrated sense of life.

How surprisingly alive false ideas are! They even have their own evolution. At first they are highfalutin' 'truths,' then humdrum 'laws,' and finally superstitions.

Pearls ... have a way of dying when separated from their owner.

Paris is not a city, it is the image, the symbol of France, its today and yesterday, the reflection of its history, its geography and its hidden essence.

The idea came to me that I was, am, and will be, but perhaps will not become. This did not scare me. There was for me in being an intensity I did not feel in becoming.

Doesn't the theory of relativity concern literature too? In our world there is no longer any room for the privileged observer, as there is none for the observer of the universe - we are all within.

The past is good (as we all know), twenty, thirty years back everything was good, anyone can tell you that.

The idea came to me that I was am and will be but perhaps will not become. This did not scare me. There was for me in being an intensity I did not feel in becoming.

Don’t let your dream die! Keep it sharp and clear in your own mind. Honor it and vow to keep moving toward it, no matter what it takes.

I walked without breaks, slept through nights without waking, inhumanly smooth – a small machine.

Men die but an idea does not.

When it comes to music, I'm definitely thinking [about] what I would like to hear.

Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being.

Sailing is necessary, living is not necessary.

All I really want - when I pray , I don't really ask for anything. All I want to do is God's will and make the best decisions I can. I don't go out and preach.

I do not understand why people want to control their minds. I want them to liberate their minds.

Who is there in the world who can insult the God in the image?