To be great, be whole; Exclude nothing. Be whole in everything.

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.

It's been a long time since I've been me.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

I have learned that only the dead have a steady state of mind.

People can easily forget how fast you did your work, but can hardly forget how well you did it.

I'm a really huge fan of the old romantic comedies from the '30s and '40s... Huge fan. I love all that stuff.

Egoism is the very essence of a noble soul.

There is no wisdom but that which is founded on the fear of God, which Solomon also declares to be the chief part of wisdom.

And I had always liked vampire stories because they are great material that can be refashioned in lots of ways.

My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.

Voodoo doll belong in the house of voodoo.

I'm not mad at anybody. I'm not being forced out. It is what it is. I have no reason to lie.

One well-cultivated talent, deepened and enlarged, is worth one hundred shallow faculties.