..he understood far more deeply than anyone else the loneliness that lurked beneath his jaunty mask.

I could wish for nothing more than to die for a childish dream in which I truly believed.

A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life.

Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.

It is unfortunate for the gods that, unlike us, they cannot commit suicide.

Isn't there someone kind enough to come strangle me in my sleep?

I don't have the strength to keep writing this. To go on living with this feeling is painful beyond description. Isn't there someone kind enough to strangle me in my sleep?

I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves.

As you can imagine, those who had fallen this far had been so worn down by their tortures in the seven other hells that they no longer had the strength to cry out.

I have heard unsavory rumors about you and the umbrella-maker's daughter

It's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.

When I look at you, you know what I see?"I met her gaze, finding it suddenly hard to breathe."I see the guy who saw me when no one else did, " she said. "That's what matters to me. That's who you are.

You can call me Patch. No really. Call me.

Keep the focus of your life in the here and now.

You want to balance the budget in this country? We change the salary structure for Congress and the President. Every year they don't balance the budget, we don't pay them.

Why do we keep believing that we can control nature,even as it banishes us repeatedly from our homes in search of new fertile ground?

I don't want a record company, but I need one, unfortunately.

I think it's better to be a woman with some curves. It's more natural.

The point is to live everything.

Television series always have a lot of characters because you want people to identify with someone on the show, who will be your eyes.

You know what, life is full of temptations