The inborn geniality of some people amounts to genius.

Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit.

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.

An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.

A thought embodied and embrained in fit words walks the earth a living being.

Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.

A child is conceived in a womb of a woman, miraculously, in sacred moment of conception.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life.

A time is coming when people will go mad, and when they see those who are not mad, they will attack them saying, "You are mad, you are not like us.

I love Spanish cities, particularly Barcelona, Madrid and Palma, which has the most amazing cathedral that I once went to for a wedding.

Down to the Puritan marrow of my bones There's something in this richness that I hate. I love the look, austere, immaculate, Of landscapes drawn in pearly monotones.

What then is holiness? Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing and living out of the gospel in our souls (Eph 4:24).

I can't even remember how many times I tried to kill myself

Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order.

So I show appreciation for the little gifts that have been handed to me.