There was a story etched in each wrinkle on his forehead-the stories any long life can amass but that only a lonely life locks forever.

The thing about waiting is that the longer you wait, the more impatient you become.

A baby’s laughter is the sweetest music that touches every heart.

Generally speaking, if you think something you want to do is wrong, it is.

Boredom comes simply from ignorance and lack of imagination.

If a soldier or labourer complains of the hardship of his lot set him to do nothing.

The poem I want to write is impossible. A stone that floats.

It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before.

The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.

You see, dear, it is not true that woman was made from man's rib; she was made from his funny bone.

You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before.

It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one.