The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering but in the development of the soul.

A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy.

We tried not to smile, for smiling only encourages men to bore you and waste your time.

At the end of this day there remains what remained yesterday and what will remain tomorrow: the insatiable, unquantifiable longing to be both the same and other.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words wait and hope.

Just when you think we're living in a little bit of a divided world, music brings us together.

In solitude, be a multitude to thyself.

(Those women whom the distaff no longer claims nor spun cloth) driven made, mad, mad by Bacchus.

Characters aren't a fling. They aren't a one-night stand. Getting to know them takes time and hard work. It takes excessive free writes and multiple experiments.

While local matters are happening around you, let your mind sail to the ocean of universal matters.

It's not a problem that we're sinners; it's a problem that we aren't ashamed of our sin and don't seek forgiveness.

The only righteousness that meets the requirements of the Law is the righteousness of Christ.