But I am not perfect in my way of putting things Because I lack the divine simplicity Of being only what I appear to be.

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.

It's been a long time since I've been me.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

It was words and reading that had made me quiet, and being quiet had made me a mark.

Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves.

Society exists only as a mental concept in the real world there are only individuals.

No, but a cello is the perfect string bass for an accordion. Works with it beautifully.

Live up to other people's best attributes, not down to their worst.

Islam stands for the unity and brotherhood of mankind, and not for disrupting the oneness of the human family.

Friendship is but a name, faith is an empty name. Alas, it is not safe to praise to a friend the object of your love; as soon as he believes your praises, he slips into your place.

Who you? Your name smaller than fine grains in couscous It's the highest calibre, your calibre is deuce deuce

The clubs, that's easy to cut out, because I know when the season ends I can look forward to going out.

Sometimes people deserve a high five, in the face, with a chair.