If a thief helps a poor man out of the spoils of his thieving, we must not call that charity.

The more souls who resonate together, the greater the intensity of their love... and, mirror-like... each soul reflects the other.

The path to paradise begins in hell.

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle (The love that moves the sun and the other stars)

There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Follow your path, and let the people talk.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.

The turnip cannot thrive in the tulips patch of soil.

forgiveness happens when you know that the other is not responsible.

The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned.

Children should not be used as pawns in a political fight.

The rich man and his daughter are soon parted.

Yes, Louise Brooks was beautiful and intelligent, and she could be very funny, but obviously there was a deep insecurity there, a real destructive rage and immaturity.

As countries get rich they start increasing education and the very educated people tend to not like trial and error, because they think they're obligated to use the body of knowledge they have.

If songs were lines in a conversation, the situation would be fine . . .

In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.