I sometimes think that I enjoy suffering. But the truth is I would prefer something else.

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.

Typical Xochi, leaving out important, death-related details.

Die of a rose in aromatic pain.

I lost 150 lbs. if you include my wife.

I think I cry when I'm angry. I let it go that way.

No matter whether a person belongs to the upper ranks or the lower, if he has not put his life on the line at least once he has cause for shame.

A fool is only troublesome, a pedant insupportable.

I loved the process of writing.

Being human, we can only receive infinite truth in finite doses

An honest, open environment can bring out the best in people.

The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]