There isn't a Monday that would not cede its place to Tuesday.

For the salvation of his soul the Muslim digs a well. It would be a fine thing if each of us were to leave behind a school, or a well, or something of the sort, so that life would not pass by and retreat into eternity without a trace.

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

If an intelligent, educated, and healthy man begins to complain of his lot and go down-hill, there is nothing for him to do but to go on down until he reaches the bottom--there is no hope for him. Where could my salvation come from? How can I save myself? I cannot drink, because it makes my head ache. I never could write bad poetry. I cannot pray for strength and see anything lofty in the languor of my soul. Laziness is laziness and weakness weakness. I can find no other names for them. I am lost, I am lost; there is no doubt of that.

I'm the seagull. No, that's not it. I'm an actress. That's it.

To believe in God is not hard. Inquisitors, Byron and Arakcheev believed in Him. No, believe in man!

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.