Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies.

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.

What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory

The duty of a lyrical poet is not to express or explain, it is to intensify life.

I hear a sudden cry of pain! There is a rabbit in a snare.

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

Finality is death. Perfection is finality. Nothing is perfect. There are lumps in it.

I would think Until I found Something I can never find; - Something Lying On the ground, In the bottom Of my mind.

Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.

I always advise people never to give advice.

The cat wrinkled its nose and managed to look unimpressed. "Calling cats, " it confided, "tends to be a rather overrated activity. Might as well call a whirlwind.

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

We feel and know that we are eternal.

The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'

If I had a choice of educating my daughters or my sons because of opportunity constraints, I would choose to educate my daughters.

Tomorrow, they [mass media] will say, Donald Trump rants and raves at the press. I'm not ranting and raving. You're dishonest people.

My illness is excruciating and difficult to cope with. It takes over your entire life and causes more suffering than I can describe.

When you have a special gift you don’t realize it because you think everyone else has the same gift.

Religion is ... the most pernicious single influence in human society, without one redeeming feature.