For some men, the stronger their desire, the more difficult it is for them to act.

Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.

Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.

I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings.

It seems to me that I have always existed and that I possess memories that date back to the Pharaohs.

Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant.

Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.

A man is a critic when he cannot be an artist, in the same way that a man becomes an informer when he cannot be a soldier.

I tried to discover, in the rumor of forests and waves, words that other men could not hear, and I pricked up my ears to listen to the revelation of their harmony.

There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it

To be stupid, selfish, and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost.

You know how dey say some people “devour” books? Not in da way ME do! Me REALLY devour books!

The human body is much, much more than the sum of its parts, the difference being the human spirit.

Live like a butterfly

It's not important that we agree with each other, only that we understand each other.

I discovered the Clash, the Pistols, obviously the Ramones, Blondie.

I like to use recognizable songs, but other than that, this song would be perfect.

Sure, everything is ending," Jules said, "but not yet.

I don't think I'm even close to fulfilling my potential. And I think also that, unlike a pianist or a flutist, an actor has an instrument that is constantly changing.

If I had cleared the trees and drove the green, it would've been a great shot.