We do not understand that life is paradise, for it suffices only to wish to understand it, and at once paradise will appear in front of us in its beauty.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

You have to stop and freeze the moment, " he told me I had told her. "You have to make yourself remember by repeating it in your head over and over. You have to write to preserve your sanity.

Levana's face was fiercely beautiful. Breathtaking in her viciousness.

We will not build a society that reflects who we are and that has opportunities for equality or justice if we don't make progress for all participants.

I have never kept diaries. I just remember a lot and am more self-centered than most people.

I feel I've always been writing about self-identity. How do we become who we are? So I'm just writing from experience what's concerned me.

Your divine design dictates your future direction.

I was terrified of LSD. I don't want to get arrested.

The most important attribute for success in value investing is patience, patience, and more patience. The majority of investors do not possess this characteristic.

Arrogance repels the Lord; humility attracts the Lord.

I work hard, but in spurts.