For the neurotic, the merging of the subconscious and the conscious may be risky, just as it is for the users of drugs. But for the writer who is aware of the way in which this connection exists in reality and nourishes creativity, the sooner he can achieve a synthesis among intellect, emotion, and instinct, the sooner his work will be integrated.

Life is so fluid that one can only hope to capture the living moment, to capture it alive and fresh ... without destroying that moment.

The body is an instrument which only gives off music when it is used as a body. Always an orchestra, and just as music traverses walls, so sensuality traverses the body and reaches up to ecstasy.

I believe the lasting revolution comes from deep changes in ourselves which influence our collective life.

Only when the poet and the scientist work in unison will we have living experiences and knowledge of the marvels of the universe as they are being discovered.

I'm sick of my own romanticism!

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.