You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.

It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.

Storms probably exist only because after them we can have a sunrise.

A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking, he's free, and he finds things he never expected.

Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine.

It’s only the sea,’ said Moomintroll. ‘Every wave that dies on the beach sings a little song to a shell. But you mustn’t go inside because it’s a labyrinth and you may never come out again.

There's no need to imagine that you're a wondrous beauty, because that's what you are.

There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can choose for himself, but he must choose while there is still time and never change his mind.

You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much.

One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone.

All things are so very uncertain, and that's exactly what makes me feel reassured.

It was amusing to me to see how the detective's overbearing manner had changed suddenly to that of a child asking questions of its teacher.

A society needs to know when to forgive, but it also needs to know when to punish.

Interesting fact from the front lines: raw grief smells like ripped leaves and splintered branches, a jagged green shriek.

Life it too short to deal with crazy people.

... I could have said something profound, but you would have forgotten it in 15 minutes - which is the afterlife of a graduation speech.

When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the frustration from which it has arisen.

I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building.

Directing takes a lot of time.

I'm interested in characters that are complex people.

Be sure that God Ne'er dooms to waste the strength he deigns impart.