I can't compete and when I do, the rules of engagement change in the middle of the game. I'll let the powers that be vanquish themselves and return in three to five years to sift through the remains.

To achieve, you need thought. You have to know what you are doing and that's real power.

Romantic art is always stylized: the better the art, the cleaner and more attractive and intelligent the stylization.

The sky is like a black sieve pierced by silver drops that tremble, ready to burst through.

Self-esteem is reliance on one's power to think. It cannot be replaced by one's power to deceive. The self-confidence of a scientist and the self-confidence of a con man are not interchangeable states, and do not come from the same psychological universe. The success of a man who deals with reality augments his self-confidence. The success of a con man augments his panic.

There is no such thing as a lousy job - only lousy men who don't care to do it.

I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you.