My books, at any rate, deserved to be burned.

But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.

And if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the time being; at any rate, not up to this Friday.

Writing is not chewing your nails and picking your teeth, but a matter of public interest.

Cultivate your Futurism. I'll cultivate my Döblinism.

You shouldn't be a big shot about your fate. I'm an enemy of Destiny, I'm not a Greek, I'm a Berliner.

No country is so peaceful as the one that leads into death. Life arches above one's head like a bridgespan, and below it flows the water, carries the boat, takes it further.

Much unhappiness comes from walking alone. When there are several, it's somewhat different. I must get into the habit of listening to others, for what the others say concerns me, too.

The cities are the principal home and seat of the human group. They are the coral colony for Man, the collective being.

One encounters very capable fathers abashed by their piano-playing daughters. Three measures of Schumann make them red with embarrassment.

The world is made of sugar and dirt.

Like everyone, I want my soul to thrum. I run my long nails over the keys like I'm scratching the back of a lover.

The facts are there that we have created, man has, a self-inflicted wound that man has created through global warming.

Songwriters, you have to work - you have to wait for residuals. You have to pray that the song's going to be a hit. And then a year later, you might get a check.

No, I never did get lost, but I was bewildered for three days once.

Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?

The hero journey is inside of you; tear off the veils and open the mystery of your self.

No power is strong enough to be lasting, if it labours under the weight of fear.

The terrible attack in Manhattan has given place to a burst of patriotism in the United States.

For man may pious texts repeat, And yet religion have no inward seat

And fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.