Only sterility is noble and dignified. Only killing what never was is elevated and perverse and absurd.

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.

Richness is not in wealth or earning capability, but it is in your perception.

The quest of validation is undeniable. Yet let your search begin where it should end, always within. Or seek endlessly.

I don't really try to set any long-term goals.

Memory isn't the facts, it's just a record you keep to yourself. With the facts, memory is useless.

I also played two years of high school football but I wasn't very, how shall I say it, talented.

Out in the world not much happened. But here in the special night, a land bricked with paper and leather anything might happen, always did.

My belief is that most of the limitations people have or face are self-imposed.

No better blessing than the responsibility of fatherhood.

That's what I love about running - I feel like we all celebrate each other. Even if you're racing somebody at the finish, it's like you're in it together.

In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.