The tragedy of it is that nobody sees the look of desperation on my face. Thousands and thousands of us, and we're passing one another without a look of recognition.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

Most often simplicity defines the true beauty of a great life.

It doesn't require much thought for one to realise that any travel book worthy of the name has to be a departure from the standard idea of the form.

The worst of all listeners is the man who does nothing but listen.

I don't make movies thinking: 'Oh, this is going to be a huge box-office hit.'

I'll need my whole lifetime to polish my craft.

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and that's to get rid of all my other desires.

There was something in her movements that made you think she never walked but always danced.

I will never forget the vision of Jamie walking towards me.

Sometimes it takes years for a person to become an overnight success.

From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone.