If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

Reason and logic, fused with intuition and empathy, equals awakened consciousness and spirituality.

One of the most confusing issues in channeling is that of accuracy.

You can be taught to write – you can’t be taught to be an artist

To lovers of the truth, nothing can be put before God and hope in Him.

I got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos

I fear your faith has been mis- placed—but then, faith usually is.

Most people here don't have a wide emotional range. It's just the type of people astronauts are, they're required to be level.

...things I had come to find humor in would make your honest man swoon.

Parineeta is a classic love story.

Russia must realise its full potential in high-tech sectors such as modern energy technology, transport and communications, space and aircraft building.