The Real [is] the sole foundation of the Ideal.

Truth is the vital breath of Beauty; Beauty the outward form of Truth.

For prayer is the language of the heart.

Sympathy is the charm of human life.

Every Hebrew should look upon his Faith as a temple extending over every land to prove the immutability of God and the unity of His purposes.

Poetry is a dangerous gift.

Truth is the vital breath of Beauty Beauty the outward form of Truth.

Writing is not lying, nor is it theft. It is a journey and search for transparency between one’s words and one’s soul.

Love dares the self to leave itself behind, to enter into poverty.

Paranoia is the delusion that your enemies are organized.

You cannot build up a character in a solitude; you need a formed character to stand a solitude.

I go back and forth between wanting to be abundantly simple and maddeningly complex.

I can't think of another writer who can move me as surreptitiously as Vian does

I want the world to see my body.

I never expect I would become a K-pop star.

You will survive anything if you live your life from the point of view of truth.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, will not be given up without a struggle.