My holy of holies is the human body, health, intelligence, talent, inspiration, love, and absolute freedom--freedom from violence and falsehood, no matter how the last two manifest themselves.

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

The more refined one is, the more unhappy.

Life has gone by as if I never lived

You are right in demanding that an artist approach his work consciously, but you are confusing two concepts: the solution of a problem and the correct formulation of a problem. Only the second is required of the artist.

I've noticed that people who get married cease to be curious.

When one longs for a drink, it seems as though one could drink a whole ocean-that is faith; but when one begins to drink, one can only drink altogether two glasses-that is science.