Gracefulness is a correct life: sensuality which contemplates and forms itself.

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

Life's most beautiful and inspiring moments occur at 3am, just prowling, looking for nothing but always finding something.

I wanted everything from and everything for him, because I wanted every piece of him.

Given how few young people actually read the newspaper, it's a good thing they'll be reading a newspaper on a screen.

I have a sort of empty feeling; nothing in the world seems of sufficient importance to be worth the doing.

Shamefully we now learn that Saddam's torture chambers reopened under new management, U.S. management.

I'll do business with anyone, but I'll only go sailing with gentlemen.

None of us can afford to pay the price of resenting...because of what it does to us.

I had been nine years in the theatre and hadn't had massive success. My only thing was I wanted to be an actor and I didn't care when, where, or how much for.

Chiron insisted that we talk about the Labyrinth in the morning which is like 'Hey, your life's in mortal danger. Sleep tight!