Nothing so removes a man from his inner, mysterious, real life, nothing makes him so deaf and dumb as the picture of these petty passions and petty crimes which calls itself the world of politics.

It’s quite certain there are places to which the whole past is as though attached, on which are traced in secret letters for people who are centuries removed from us their thoughts, their will…

In olden days people were worse than us but knew much more than us.

The soulless have no need of melancholia

Pride is the chalice into which all human sins are poured: it glitters and jingles and its arabesque lures your gaze, while your lips involuntarily touch the seductive beverage.

As an artist, if your work doesn't inflame at least part of the audience, then you might as well call it quits and sell insurance... The world needs more boundary pushers, not more boundary creators.

love is all that matters to me

If we're to be judged by our parents and grandparents, then we all may as well impale ourselves upon bits of rock.

A goddess does not need to eat and does so only for her pleasure.

It's impracticable to halt the exponential advancement of technology.

Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of Fate - A thousand years of Middle Life.

The eagles ruled the air as the tribes ruled the land.

Only God knows how much I love you.

The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men.

I knew nothing but love and devotion when I was growing up. Trust me, it makes everything easier.