Doubting pleases me no less than knowing

The more souls who resonate together, the greater the intensity of their love... and, mirror-like... each soul reflects the other.

The path to paradise begins in hell.

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle (The love that moves the sun and the other stars)

There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Follow your path, and let the people talk.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

. . .sometimes reading the same page over and over, until one sleepy afternoon something clicked, like a lock unlocking, and she saw those printed doors swing open on a vast house of words.

Here comes the time when, vibrating on its stem, every flower fumes like a censer; noises and perfumes circle in the evening air.

I wish I was beautiful or at least wise, but I’m simply mad and violent.

I never would just open a door and walk through, I had to bust it down for the hell of it. I just naturally liked doing things the hard way.

Cats always land on their feet. Dogs don't.

Hemingway describes literary New York as a bottle full of tapeworms trying to feed on each other.

That's the trouble with caring about anybody, you begin to feel overprotective. Then you begin to feel crowded.

The security of the Nation is not at the ramparts alone. Security also lies in the value of our free institutions.

Barbie has always been an inspiration. Dressing her was part of ever girl's dream.

You have to be content with who you are on a day-to-day basis.