one should always talk well about oneself! The word spreads around and in the end, noone remembers where it started

The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

Be yourself. The world worships the original.

Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.

Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.

The composer opens the cage door for arithmetic, the draftsman gives geometry its freedom.

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.

Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.

He shone all over. Only Magnus, Simon thought resignedly, would have access to sequined battle armor.

The sweetest part of being a couple is sharing your life with someone else. But my life, evidently, had not been good enough to share.

In Necessary Marriage, I tried to repeat entire phrases without the reader noticing. My work doesn't have the rigor of music, but I hope it alludes to it.

I sort of feel sorry for the next man who gets me. I may just kill him with passion. He'd better be strong and have a good heart!

To avoid taking responsibility, I become unresponsive but hang on until the other person leaves me.

The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.

The largest question facing the human race is not when will you learn, but when will you act on what you've already learned.

I have friends and family that are filled with massive amounts of integrity. And it shouldn't be an oddity.

Peace we achieve When we do not expect anything From the world, But only give, give, and give Unconditionally What we have and what we are.

Your imagination creates the inner picture that allows you to participate in the act of creation.