Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.

The great artist is one whom constraint exalts, for whom the obstacle is a springboard.

The belief that becomes truth for me... is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action.

It is with fine sentiments that bad literature is made. Descend to the bottom of the well if you wish to see the stars.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly.

With each book you write you should lose the admirers you gained with the previous one.