In a world in which everything is subject to the passing of time, art alone is both subject to time and yet victorious over it.
The truth about a man lies first and foremost in what he hides.
One can fool life for a long time, but in the end it always makes us what we were intended to be.
Nothing is harder than to get people to think about what they are going to do.
Every great masterpiece is a purification of the world.
Be careful -- with quotations, you can damn anything.