When a woman conceives her true self, a miracle occurs and life around her begins again.

But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.

This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.

Certain signs precede certain events.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often 'Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.'

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.

In the survival of favoured individuals and races, during the constantly-recurring struggle for existence, we see a powerful and ever-acting form of selection.

Life is pure adventure, and the sooner we realize that, the quicker we will be able to treat life as art.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

If one's different, one's bound to be lonely.

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My art and profession is to live.

Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.