Life is a great surprise. I do not see why death should not be an even greater one.

Knowing you have something good to read before bed is among the most pleasurable of sensations.

And the rest is rust and stardust.

Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.

Mind you, sometimes the angels smoke, hiding it with their sleeves, and when the archangel comes, they throw the cigarettes away: that’s when you get shooting stars.

Curiosity is insubordination in its purest form.

Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them.

There are aphorisms that, like airplanes, stay up only while they are in motion.

I think it is all a matter of love: the more you love a memory, the stronger and stranger it is.

Loneliness as a situation can be corrected, but as a state of mind it is an incurable illness.

Your perception of your dream changes as you walk toward it.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

I'm still waiting for perfection. In the meantime, I'll settle for persistence

What kind of heart does one have to have in order to be able to get rid of these, without regret, as if they were empty beer cans?

There is no greater offence than harbouring desires. There is no greater disaster than discontent. There is no greater misfortune than wanting more.

I'm confident with my ability.

The world is growing gentle, But few know what she owes To the understanding lily And the judgment of the rose.

I have been influenced in my thinking by both west and east.

When I tied the record five years in a row, even over in Europe, it wasn't really talked about. It is disap-pointing because it is one of the toughest things to do in sports.

By honoring the lives of those we admire, we make our own values known.