We must understand how to hide in darkness in order to escape the gnat-swarms of utterly annoying admirers.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

Good novels are not written by orthodoxy-sniffers, nor by people who are conscience-stricken about their own orthodoxy. Good novels are written by people who are not frightened.

The Love that moves the sun and the other stars.

Had courage, wisdom, and reason always prevailed in people, there would not have been oppressions and oppressors.

Ive never had cocaine. I work in showbusiness and no one has ever offered me cocaine. Can you believe that? It makes me worry Im not always the life and soul of the party that I feel like in my head.

A love of learning has a lot to do with learning that we are loved.

When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.

Limitations can be hugely creative and hugely inspiring - so long as they are the ones you choose for yourself.

I've always been a huge reggae fan.

I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned.