Take winter as you find him, and he turns out to be a thoroughly honest fellow; with no nonsense in him, which is a great comfort in the long-run.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

I’m not God, and I can’t always offer chances. I’m not sure if this won’t be your last.

The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win.

Whatever solace the Christian faith could give was balanced by the anxiety it generated.

Never darken my Dior again!

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.

Once cancer happens it changes the way you live for the rest of your life.

Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas - only I don't exactly know what they are!

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

My painting Two Worlds actually changed the way people see the world.

When I was in retreat I just did my meditation sessions and, in-between, reading and things I had to do.