To have a sense of sin means to feel guilty at there being an ethical choice to make, a guilt which, however "good" I may become, remains unchanged.

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.

I still smell your absence on my skin. It smells of insomnia and rusted key locks...

I'd sold my soul to get out of detention.

I’ll give you my strength if I can have your remission.

I like to learn. That's an art and a science.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

What I need... is a strong drink and a peer group.

Our infinite obligations to God do not fill our hearts half as much as a petty uneasiness of our own; nor His infinite perfections as much as our smallest wants.

Your subconscious is always working in the background, unlocking things and solving problems.

Women of the world crave excitement.

It turns out that good actors can make anything believable.