Nothing seems so tragic to one who is old as the death of one who is young, and this alone proves that life is a good thing.

It is much more exquisite to be blown from the tree as a flower than to be shaken down as a shriveled and bitter fruit.

Of bird and prophet and his light shall lead On through the darkness to eventual light, To undiscovered wealth, to newer need . . .

No one can ever help loving anyone.

Forgetting is the cost of living cheerfully.

It's all right to tell a wife the brutal truth, but you've got to go sort of easy with your lady-love.

Even the great can have only their own sort of greatness.

Work alone qualifies us for life.

To accuse is so easy that it is infamous to do so where proof is impossible!

Shutting one's eyes is an art, my dear. I suppose there's no use trying to make you see that - but that's the only way one can stay married.

To write a novel, you need an iron butt.

You will eat from where you work with all your strength

The tree of life for me is a symbol of abundance and eternal life.

When I was teaching at the University of Tehran we were struggling against the implementation of the revolution rules.

Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.

Never try to make the same record twice, even when people are screaming for the same sound.

As a parent with a child with autism, its been really tough to experience your child having autism.

The difference between a gun and a tree is a difference of tempo. The tree explodes every spring.

That's the beauty about love. It's not about give-and-take - it's about feeling safe in one's needs - wanting to be looked after as much as wanting to look after.

Philosophy, as the modern world knows it, is only intellectual club-swinging.