Search fearlessly for every sin, for out of sin comes joy.

Monuments are for the living, not the dead.

The laws of this world are for children.

God made man in his own image, and man returned the favour.

Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.

Virtue looks good but it only suits imposing figures.

Kitsch is the contemporary form of the Gothic, Rococo, Baroque.

We see God and the devil making fools of each other, and we nurture in ourselves the absolutely unshakable conviction that both of them are drunk.

I didn't ask to be born, and I don't owe God anything.

I was a baby when I came into the world--otherwise I might have been smart enough to become a different person.

Any fool can have bad luck the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

I've always said, stuff the engagement ring! Just build me a really big library.

Always let your inner light shine. By doing so, you not only light a path for yourself, but also light a way for others.

She had been a solitary child, and then solitary as a woman, drawn into an orbit of her own that took her away from others, even those who would be her friends.

So writing became a way to get to act in things that I thought were meaningful, and hopefully write stronger roles for other women.

As an old soldier, I admit the cowardice: it's as universal as seasickness, and matters just as little.

One evil receives strength from another. In the same way, good deeds also sprout one from another, and the one in whom they are found grows larger.

The feeding of those that are hungry is a form of contemplation.

There were hints of sunrise on the rim of the sky, yet it was still dark, and the traces of morning color were like goldfish swimming in ink.

Real recognize real, I suppose.