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.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

I'm never going to be disabled. I'm sick of being so healthy.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

The way to know life is to love many things.

The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

Any idiot can face a crisis; it's this day-to-day living that wears you out.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Within the child lies the fate of the future.

The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.

It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.