When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

If you are of the opinion that the contemplation of suicide is sufficient evidence of a poetic nature, do not forget that actions speak louder than words.

We now have the advantage of a few years more of life, but death is still standing at the end of the road.

He tugs me closer, and my ankles lock behind him. "Is it PG-13 time?

I studied acting in school and then of course couldn't get an acting job.

I was never into smart college boy music.

"So you have your price."... "Your soul for a cookie."

The impact of the downturn is starting to feel very real. House prices and the housing market have been taking the knock for some time and that's affecting people.

Everywhere man is in disguise! Who is who is unknown! Try to enter the mask and find out who the man inside really is!

The only reason you are not yet a saint is because you do not wholly want to be one.