I don't want to hear about them any more. I could vomit on the Moomintrolls.

It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.

Storms probably exist only because after them we can have a sunrise.

A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking, he's free, and he finds things he never expected.

Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine.

It’s only the sea,’ said Moomintroll. ‘Every wave that dies on the beach sings a little song to a shell. But you mustn’t go inside because it’s a labyrinth and you may never come out again.

There's no need to imagine that you're a wondrous beauty, because that's what you are.

There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can choose for himself, but he must choose while there is still time and never change his mind.

You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.

You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much.

One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone.

Focus! (said a voice within me). We are here to craft emotions. To become a better person. Not to waste our serenity on someone who had a poor upbringing and are not taught manners.

Love is my strength, love is my power.

Just look at the Judiciary Committee, You have some people on the Judiciary Committee who may well decide not to send the nomination to the floor, and now it all depends on what Democrats do.

Reality always outstrips fiction. Whatever you make up, something more incredible always pops up in real life.

That's what a man wants in a wife, mostly; he wants to make sure one fool tells him he's wise.

If you don't say the honest thing, it never becomes true.

Find people not to envy but to admire. Do not the profitable but the admirable deed. Live by ideals.

Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy.

Beauty is the arrowhead of evangelization.

The smaller your work, the bigger your name will become.