To work is simple enough; but to rest, there is the difficulty.

Sometimes a man imagines that he will lose himself if he gives himself, and keep himself if he hides himself. But the contrary takes place with terrible exactitude.

The Holy Bible is an abyss. It is impossible to explain how profound it is, impossible to explain how simple it is.

The man who gives up accomplishes nothing and is only a hindrance. The man who does not give up can move mountains.

There are those who would love each other if once they were to speak to each other; when they spoke they would discover their souls were separated by phantoms and delusions

The more we have received in silence, the more we give in action.

If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another name?

The gods, not out of mercy, have made me strong.

You can read merely to pass the time, or you can read with an overt urgency, but eventually you will read against the clock.

No level of attention is ever enough to sacrifice your dignity.

I find it sad that by not talking about who I sleep with, that makes me mysterious. There was a time when I would have been called a gentleman.

Can you see through the night, woman, that you stare so upon it? Man, what sparks do your eyes follow in the smouldering darkness?

Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable.

Treasure every single moment you spend with someone you care about.

[Making music] only turned into this weird job in the last year or so. Once I figured that out, I was having a blast.

The kids are saying 'Make Love, Not War', and I'm beginning to think they're right. For war costs millions of dollars a day, and love--just a few bucks a night!