Mechanical reproduction emancipates the work of art from its parasitical dependence on ritual.

Like ultraviolet rays memory shows to each man in the book of life a script that invisibly and prophetically glosses the text.

The more circumspectly you delay writing down an idea, the more maturely developed it will be on surrendering itself.

Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.

To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.

Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven.

The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.

Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out armed and relieve the stroller of his conviction.

There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.

The concept of progress must be grounded in the idea of catastrophe. That things are 'status quo' is the catastrophe

All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.

I hope you see what you've done to me.

Many stories begin with a dream, but it is rare when the dream is the story itself.

Having an aim is the key to achieving your best.

Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.

Attachment is the source of all suffering.

Can you imagine having a love affair going on and on decade after decade? Macabre.

I'm very physical. It's an important part of being a woman - feeling good about yourself and really being in tune with your personality.

Right and wrong are not the product of census.

Steve Fister is a great guitar player. He's ROCKIN'!!

The silence that is in the starry sky, / The sleep that is among the lonely hills.