Into this neutral air Where blind skyscrapers use Their full height to proclaim The strength of Collective Man, Each language pours its vain Competitive excuse.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly use soberly distribute cheerfully and leave con-tently.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

Suppose time is a circle, bending back on itself. The world repeats itself, precisely, endlessly.

The modern dogma is comfort at any cost.

Nope. That´s my line. This is my boyfriend´s house, which makes that my line,exclusively.Where is he?" Nora (p. 287)

I've always wanted to make movies.

Tears were a blessing; they were a relief; they did wash the ache from the heart, ease brain strain, and encourage the soul.

A man who would interpret the scriptures must have the spiritual discipline.

He who does not want to die should not want to live. For life is tendered to us with the proviso of death. Life is the way to this destination.