It seems to me that it will be very wearisome to be a man.

Holy Istanbul! Your name is the most enchanting one of all names which enchants me.

The moon of a bright silver, which dazzles by its shining, illumines a world which surely is no longer ours; for it resembles in nothing what may be seen in other lands.

Egypt, the Egypt of antiquity, at a later time, exercised a mysterious fascination over me. I recognized a picture of it immediately, without hesitation and astonishment, in an illustrated magazine.

My books were always full of ink blots, always stained and covered with smeared sketches and pictures, which one draws idly when his attention wanders from his task.

My emotions lose their force when I endeavor to interpret them, and my words seem very inept.

Often, before returning home, I would take a long and roundabout way and pass by the peaceful ramparts from where I had glimpses of other provinces, and a sight of the distant country.

My sister and my brother, of whom I have not spoken before, were considerably older than I; it seemed almost as if we belonged to different generations.

I do not exactly remember at what period I started my museum which absorbed so much of my time.

I am surprised that I cannot recall whether my desire to become a minister transformed itself into a wish to lead the more militant life of missionary, by a slow process or suddenly.

Through the study of fossils I had already been initiated into the mysteries of prehistoric creations.

I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific research.

A book is a good substitute for a man. Fiction, preferably

She made the mistake of raising me to have a voice

Life. In all it's mundane majesty.

Without prayer, life is a panic.

It's always good to have no expectations when you see a film. Then you can be pleasantly disappointed or surprised.

[Music is] so inspirational in terms of making me want to become better.

My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.

Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.

One of the things I did early on in film was over-enunciate and talk too loud.