The camera may do justice to laughter, but must degrade sorrow.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

Creativity is the ability to produce ideas that are both original and valuable.

I guess that’s the way secrets are. They’re only heavy when you’re holding them. As soon as you let go, the significance of keeping those secrets hidden blows away and everything falls into place.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

Criticism is a surreal state, like a good drug gone bad. When it's bad you wish it would stop, and when it's good, you can't get enough.

No one but you can take your dreams away from you

Perhaps like attracts like, and that's why I found myself in a circle of women who are so passionate about making music.

You don't manage a social wrong. You should be ending it.

You never heard ofplugging her in ? My God, Myrnin, you made a vampire computer?

The direction of your focus is the direction your life will move. Let yourself move toward what is good, valuable, strong and true

Christ is the door that opens into God's presence and lets the soul into His very bosom, faith is the key that unlocks the door; but the Spirit is He that makes this key.