He was waiting for me at the best table in the room, toying with a glass of white wine and listening to the pianist who was playing a piece by Granados with velvet fingers.

Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.

I don't suppose you have many friends. Neither do I. I don't trust people who say they have a lot of friends. It's a sure sign that they don't really know anyone.

Over time, loneliness gets inside you and doesn't go away.

Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.

We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake.

We all give up great expectations along the way.

I can't die yet, doctor. Not yet. I have things to do. Afterwords I'll have a whole lifetime in which to die.

I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.

It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality.

Silence makes idiots seem wise even for a minute.

We begin to change the world when we stimulate long-term prosperity using technology. There is not a problem that's large enough that innovation and entrepreneurship can't solve.

It's the devil who pulls the strings that make us dance

The things closest to the heart of God are often the most offensive to the Pharisees.

Among us there is no place for the lukewarm. Humble yourself, and Christ will kindle in you again the fire of love.

Keep your business affairs in your own hands. It's the only way to be happy.

The Beatles gave me everything. Especially Paul McCartney. I adore him.

He's got a great right foot, and if he can get his head around that he'll be a great player.

Try to be a whole person.Not just a night person, or a day person. Be the kind of person who can live in both.

To believe with certainty, we must begin with doubting.

I don't believe in making pencil sketches and then painting landscape in your studio. You must be right under the sky.