I am a weak, ephemeral creature made of mud and dream. But I feel all the powers of the universe whirling within me.

As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That's the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.

I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.

The only thing I know is this: I am full of wounds and still standing on my feet.

My soul comes from better worlds and I have an incurable homesickness of the stars.

You have your brush, you have your colors, you paint the paradise, then in you go.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

I said to the almond tree, 'Sister, speak to me of God.' And the almond tree blossomed.

I was feeling like a real misfit in middle school, but when I saw 'Wicked, ' it made me feel really cool for being different... and you can carve that in stone!

Sometimes people offer you plays, they offer you parts, but they only offer it because I'm famous.

It was not the people or the Roman soldiers who put Jesus on the cross - it was your sins and my sins that made it necessary for Him to volunteer His death.

No touching... Cashmere is highly sensitive to the oil in poor people's fingers.

During my first month in Italy I lived a nomadic life.

Some of my plays peter out and some pan out.

I want to release music that is true to myself.

I prepare myself very intensely. I am at the theatre four hours before the performance. It allows for complete concentration and preparation.

Force yourself to reflect on what you read, paragraph by paragraph.

Affection is a coal that must be cooled; else, suffered, it will set the heart on fire.