I don't care where I'm from, nor where I'm going. From hell to hell.

The poet's place, it seems to me, is with the Mr. Hydes of human nature.

If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time.

The amelioration of the world cannot be achieved by sacrifices in moments of crisis; it depends on the efforts made and constantly repeated during the humdrum, uninspiring periods, which separate one crisis from another, and of which normal lives mainly consist.

I was born wandering between two worlds, one dead, the other powerless to be born, and have made, in a curious way, the worst of both.

Teaching is the last refuge of feeble minds with a classical education.

People often ask me what is the most effective technique for transforming their life. It is a little embarrassing that after years and years of research and experimentation, I have to say that the best answer is - just be a little kinder.