Invention, it must be humbly admitted, does not consist in creating out of void, but out of chaos.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

The beginning is always today.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!

I beheld the wretch-the miserable monster whom I had created.

There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.

Solitude was my only consolation - deep, dark, deathlike solitude.

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free.

There's the risk of being loved...and that would keep me from being happy.

There's a very thin line between rightfully protesting, and protesting so much that it becomes clear you're trying to hide something.

I went out and had a drink. I needed to talk to someone, and solitary drinkers are lucky in this regard— they always have someone to talk to.

I personally think Prague is more romantic than Paris. If you have a girlfriend, take her there.

One great cause of failure of young men in business is lack of concentration.

Spare when young, and spend when old.

Data is your eyes, not your brain.

Friendships ought to be immortal, hostilities mortal.

Dancing allows me to go away and not have to think of what I'm doing next.

As an actor you're used to being the focus of attention.