The problems that agitate one generation are exstinguished for the next, not because they have been solved but because the general lack of interest sweeps them away.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

We never remember days, only moments.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

There are very few personal problems that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives.

God is not a person, God is the underlying consciousness in Existence.

This is what happens when you look back to happiness, this pain, this heart-break, this discontent

Life is a constant process of dying.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.

We are so attached to the earth, and yet we are incapable of holding onto it.

One must speak about serious things seriously.

I believe if you work hard and you dream big enough, you can accomplish anything in this world.

Your plans are suicidal. At best.

It's obvious that humanity continues to be torn by religious violence.