Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour germinates no more.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

We tend to problem our problem why not let our problems become more problematic than us

I own myself the friend to a very free system of commerce, and hold it as a truth, that commercial shackles are generally unjust, oppressive and impolitic.

Fishing is such great fun, I have often felt, that it really ought to be done in bed

Whether it appears so or not, you have total freedom right now. What would happen if you fully exercised that freedom this very minute?

In church, sacred music would make believers of us all — but preachers can be counted on to restore the balance.

I had my first museum showing of my slide show in Rotterdam, in 1983. I love Rotterdam. I love harbour cities in general.

Being alive is being aware, being able to be touched and moved and changed, being able to respond rather than to react, being able to see and hear.

My mother wasnʹt sleeping with anybody. She doesnʹt even sleep with my father.

Study's overrated. Just find someone smart to copy off. -Adrian to Lissa

People used to always talk down to me, like, "Oh, you're so young," but now I recognize that my age is an advantage; there's a lot more I can do.