Time will say nothing but I told you so.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

My evolution as a writer? Mother said "stop talking like that", teachers said "you're weird", readers say "best book ever

I was into all kinds of music as a teen - country music, because my dad was in a band that played country, and whatever my sister and brother were into.

All people are different. That's why everybody should be treated the same.

The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age.

I am single and happy.

The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.

Live in such a way that the world will be glad you did.

If you're taking performance-enhancing drugs and you get caught, in my mind, you should be banned for life.

Most distracting of all, though, was not the threat of danger but the allure of beauty.

We started by asking what’s wrong with the world, and we ended up discovering what’s right with it.