In short stories it is better to say not enough than to say too much, because, because--I don't know why.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as common hatred for something.

Do silly things. Foolishness is a great deal more vital and healthy than our straining and striving after a meaningful life.

Everything on earth is beautiful, everything -- except what we ourselves think and do when we forget the higher purposes of life and our own human dignity.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.

Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

If you are holding hands with others, you can't hold a gun!

Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.

I love when brides tell me they want to do something special and unique, but I'm not a fan of doing anything too crazy.

Something that looks like a protocol but does not accomplish a task is not a protocol—it’s a waste of time.

Never buy anything from someone who is out of breath.

Nature utters her voice in lessons of heavenly wisdom and eternal truth.

I tend to think of myself as a highly emotional writer. It's all coming out of the deepest feelings, out of dreams, out of the unconscious.

I begin by considering an effect.

Say only what you mean.

Many people never reach greater because they don't leave good enough behind.