We have no hope and yet we live in longing.

The more souls who resonate together, the greater the intensity of their love... and, mirror-like... each soul reflects the other.

The path to paradise begins in hell.

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle (The love that moves the sun and the other stars)

There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Follow your path, and let the people talk.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

War's a racket. No doubt. But war is a racket for the politicians, not the soldiers.

In the years since, I've discovered there's a lot to be said for boredom.

Don't be too afraid of failure to learn what you need to learn.

Success is not only for the elite. Success is there for those who want it, plan for it, and take action to achieve it.

Praying Christians know nothing of their friends

It wasn't about believing this or that, it wasn't even about good and evil and right and wrong, it was about finding the strength to bear the discomfort that came with being in the world.

What did a person need to survive? Food. Water. Shelter. Warmth in cold weather. And something else... books.

I'm a very simple man. You've got to have, like, a computer nowadays to turn the TV on and off... and the nightmare continues.

In the mid-2000s, I kind of accidentally became a music editor.

You just noticed? You're slow.