Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

Is there any hope for the dead?

Within her simple, terrified mind, swift calculations of distance and speed were at work, and her face advertised the disappointing results.

He who is deaf to wisdom is blind to good.

It's not happening to you, it's happening through you. Check your thoughts and your energetic output for the answers.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

Man is a being of varied, manifold and inconstant nature. And woman, by God, is a match for him.

A conservative government survives essentially by dampening expectations and subduing hopes. Conservatism is basically pessimistic, reformism is basically optimistic.

I'm fat and proud of it. If someone asks me how my diet is going, I say 'Fine - how was your lobotomy?'

When it comes time to do your own life, you either perpetuate your childhood or you stand on it and finally kick it out from under.