We know that the wildest and most moving dramas are played not in the theatre but in the hearts of ordinary men and women.

A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Dream the dream onward.

Life is something that has to be lived and not talked about.

A creative person has little power over his own life. He is not free. He is captive and driven by his daimon.

The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.

The right way to wholeness is made up of fateful detours and wrong turnings.