Some deny the existence of misery by pointing to the sun; he denies the existence of the sun by pointing to misery.

Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

Just because your doctor has a name for your condition, doesn't mean he knows what it is.

Every thing that you love, you will eventually lose, but in the end, love will return in a different form.

I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.

It's only because of their stupidity that they're able to be so sure of themselves.

I’m tired, can’t think of anything and want only to lay my face in your lap, feel your hand on my head and remain like that through all eternity.

I am free and that is why I am lost.

I am a cage, in search of a bird.

People label themselves with all sorts of adjectives. I can only pronounce myself as 'nauseatingly miserable beyond repair'.

Sometimes I think, I need a spare heart to feel all the things I feel.

They want a hero to worship, and a villain to condemn. They have found their villain today, and they would cherish it for as long as they can, till another one comes along.

I forgive people but that doesn’t mean I accept their behavior or trust them. I forgive them for me, so I can let go and move on with my life.

People need joy quite as much as clothing. Some of them need it far more.

The speed of the leader determines the rate of the pack.

My best fishing-memory is about some fish that I never caught.

I have assimilated Western thought and its clarity, but, in fact, I am solidly rooted in the passive Eastern nature and remain rebellious to any action.

Those periods of struggling to overcome challenges are what people find to be the most enjoyable times.

If the world ever advances beyond what it is today, it must be led by men who express their real opinions.

True feelings never fade, we just learn to fill the spot.