The girl laughed again. The joy of a caged bird was in her voice.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

And only men could have invented the idea of a king.

You like playing with fire?”“Yes. It is my favorite element.” She extracted her arm from his grip and stepped inside the elevator

Serving others means being willing to make sacrifices for their good.

It is the power of thought that gives man power over nature.

If you have the ball, you must make the field as big as possible, and if you don't have the ball, you must make it as small as possible.

I don't like to be out of my comfort zone, which is about a half an inch wide.

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.

I hate charts. I just despise 'em.

There is not true intimacy between souls who do not know how to respect one another's solitude.

The guilt of a government is the crime of a whole country.