Meeting each other and leaving each other. Leaving and meeting. That's what life is!

Not everyone is capable of madness; and of those lucky enough to be capable, not many have the courage for it.

A man with a so-called character is often a simple piece of mechanism; he has often only one point of view for the extremely complicated relationships of life.

By attempting the impossible one can attain the highest level of the possible.

I prefer silence. Then you can hear thoughts and see into the past. In silence you can’t hide anything … as you can in words.

I dream, therefore I exist.

There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes.

Some people seem to be born to suffer.

No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.

Religion must be a punishment, because nobody gets religion who does not have a bad conscience.

Silence hides nothing. Words conceal.

If you lived a good life, you either lived to save or died to save… that which must be saved and kept. Your life would never be meaningless. Not even for a moment.

Going to work every day was like my hair was on fire and all I had to put it out was a hammer.

May you be ordinary, as the poet once wished the new-born baby.

Silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox.

Hitting "like" on a social media platform is the modern day version of clapping at the end of a performance.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

We are not conscious of most things until we ask ourselves questions about them.

I dont make resolutions, because resolutions seem so ephemeral and transient to go away.

In 'Packing for Mars,' I tried to convey the importance of getting young people interested in science.

I’m going. But before I do, let me congratulate all of you on your stupidity. (Fury)