It is in your act that you exist, not in your body. Your act is yourself, and there is no other you.

Grown-ups love figures... When you tell them you've made a new friend they never ask you any questions about essential matters. They never say to you "What does his voice sound like? What games does he love best? Does he collect butterflies? " Instead they demand "How old is he? How much does he weigh? How much money does his father make? " Only from these figures do they think they have learned anything about him.

A goal without a pan is just a wish.

Love does not cause suffering: what causes it is the sense of ownership, which is love's opposite.

What sets men at variance is but the treachery of language, for always they desire the same things.

The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen.

I don't believe you! Flowers are weak creatures. They are naive. They reassure themselves as best they can. They believe that their thorns are terrible weapons.