Freedom of expression must be considered sacred and thought can only be corrected by counter thought.

Home is not where you were born; home is where all your attempts to escape cease.

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.

Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.

I found myself in a sea in which the waves of joy and sorrow were clashing against each other.

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.

You know what I'm afraid of? That God is sick of us.

Visit me once each year, for it's wrong to abandon people forever.

Nothing records the effects of a sad life so graphically as the human body.

The calendar has a magic that makes us imagine a memory can be resurrected and revived, but nothing returns.

The real malady is fear of life, not of death

Tears upon the dry sponge of heartdo not prove I am Promethean.

Accepting oneself, in all your glory and in all your shortcomings, is a major point in becoming your best possible self.

Love is the best school, but the tuition is high and the homework can be painful.

I always said God was against art and I still believe it. Anything obscene or trivial is blessed in this world and has a reward - I ask for no reward - only to live & to hear my work.

I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself.

Having ideas is not the same thing as being creative. Creation is execution, not inspiration.

I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts.

In terms of fitting in, you know, I don't have a lot of armor up. I'm a raw nerve and it's really uncomfortable for a lot of people.

As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have.

Their manners are more gentle, kind, than of Our human generation you shall find.