When one is in love, one always begins by deceiving one's self, and one always ends by deceiving others. That is what the world calls a romance.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Destiny is a matter of chance and choice.

God does not exist everywhere. Not in the temple, not in the mosque, not in the church and not everywhere. GOD was just there in your heart, in your mind.

It was not a house where secrets could be kept easily.

You have to fight, you have to have courage for what you really want

Change leads to disappointment if it is not sustained. Transformation is sustained change, and it is achieved through practice.

I always knew I wanted to have a good career, so I made it happen.

Whether the task is writing, design, or hanging a picture straight, it is obvious that we do our best work when healthy, rested, refreshed, alert, and eager to do the job for its own sake.

By day I was a slave; by night, I was a prince.

Do what you love and love what you do. Don’t do anything for money. Everything should be for love.

liberty is the one thing no man can have unless he grants it to others.