In the religion of Love the courtesan is a heretic; but the nun is an atheist.

The three eldest children of Necessity: God, the World and love.

Every veil secretly desires to be lifted, except the veil of Hypocrisy.

Love is God's essence; Power but his attribute: therefore is his love greater than his power.

It is no wonder if Art frequently prefers Illusion to Truth: for Illusion is her servant, but Truth her mistress.

If Pity come as Pity, bid her stay; But if in guise of Love, chase her away.

Life without Love is as a flower without fragrance.

Were Love exempt from the militations of Necessity, he were greater than God and the World.

As the bud a leaf, so at last the thought becomes a word.

Wail not too wildly for expiring Love: The Love that dies was never quite alive.

Trust Love, nor fear to soar upon his track. The wings that bore to Heaven will bear thee back.

I was always on time, I did my work to exact specifications, I spoke when spoken to.

Disaster appears, to crush one man now, but afterward another.

Thus we have at least a national song that unites all Germans, and is the symbol of our sixty-million nation.

When we realize how great a debt we owe to God, we become willing servants, eager to be poured out for God and His Kingdom.

As an inclusive quality, imagination is thus our primary force for progress, whatever progress is.

I find Japanese books quite baffling when I read them in translation. It's only with Haruki Murakami that I find Japanse fiction that I can understand and relate to. He's a very international writer.

I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be.

Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.