notes fly so much farther than words. There is no other way to reach the infinite.

Those who cannot live fully often become destroyers of life.

Coming near him like a ballet dancer she took a leap towards him, and he, frightened by her vehemence, and fearing that she would crash against him, instinctively became absolutely rigid, and she felt herself embracing a statue.

the best way to remember a beautiful city or a beautiful painting is to eat something while you are looking at it. The flavor really helps the image to penetrate the body. It fixes it as lacquer does a drawing.

The self is merely the lens through which we see others and the world.

The ivory tower of the artist may be the only stronghold left for human values, cultural treasures, man’s cult of beauty.

Death from disillusion is not instantaneous, and there are no mercy killers for the disillusioned.