I have no extraordinary ability. I'm simply an inquisitive individual.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

And that is how change happens. One gesture. One person. One moment at a time.

Every libromancer had a first book. Etched more sharply into my memory than my first kiss, this book had been my magical awakening.

If you over-think, it affects things too much; I work instinctively, like painting in a way. Think too much, and you ruin everything.

Inquisitive people aren't really very attractive, are they?

We have assembled inside this ancient / and insane theatre / To propagate our lust for life / and flee the swarming wisdom / of the streets

Music is so elevated that it is beyond the reach of intellect and there flows from it an influence which is all-potent, and which noone can explain.

it's better to be crazy on one point and happy, than sane on all points and unhappy.

Compassion isn't a sign of weakness, but a mark of civilization.

We can proceed according to the planned itinerary, strenuously trying to make life conform to our needs, or we can adapt to whatever we meet and flow without effort.

The work of eradicating crimes is not by making punishment familiar, but formidable.