Between the approximation of the idea and the precision of reality there was a small gap of the unimaginable, and it was this hiatus that gave him no rest.

When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.

But isn't it true that an author can write only about himself?

The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man.

I want you to be weak. As weak as I am.

Tomas did not realize at the time that metaphors are dangerous. Metaphors are not to be trifled with. A single metaphor can give birth to love.

Physical love is unthinkable without violence.

Our dreams prove that to imagine - to dream about things that have not happened - is among mankind's deepest needs.

Metaphors are dangerous. Metaphors are not to be trifled with.

True human goodness, in all its purity and freedom, can come to the fore only when its recipient has no power.

Looking out over the courtyard at the dirty walls, he realized he had no idea whether it was hysteria or love.

Ask yourself this question: will this matter a year from now?

We're going from a world of customized software to standardized platforms.

I'm so secure in myself I couldn't care less what people think of me.

All inquires carry with them some element of risk. There is no guarantee that the universe will conform to our predispositions.

Religion has become the blind spot of American journalism.

Love has, at its best, made the inherent sadness of life bearable, and its beauty manifest.

He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages.

My mom always complains about my lack of a boyfriend. Well, next time she asks, I'm going to tell her I'm dating two different guys-Mr Duracell and Mr Energizer.

Race in America is not a problem you can go over, or around or under. You've got to go through it.

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.