There is no growth except in the fulfillment of obligations.

The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit.

Sometimes, there is no harm in putting off a piece of work until another day.

And that heart which was a wild garden was given to him who only loved trim lawns. And the imbecile carried the princess into slavery.

I was wrong to grow older. Pity. I was so happy as a child.

You're beautiful, but you're empty...One couldn't die for you. Of course, an ordinary passerby would think my rose looked just like you. But my rose, all on her own, is more important than all of you together, since she's the one I've watered. Since she's the one I put under glass, since she's the one I sheltered behind the screen. Since she's the one for whom I killed the caterpillars (except the two or three butterflies). Since she's the one I listened to when she complained, or when she boasted, or even sometimes when she said nothing at all. Since she's my rose.

You risk tears if you let yourself be tamed.