The artist's life cannot be otherwise than full of conflicts, for two forces are at war within him [or her]-on the one hand, the common human longing for happiness, satisfaction and security in life, and on the other a ruthless passion for creation which may go so far as to override every personal desire ... There are hardly any exceptions to the rule that a person must pay dearly for the divine gift of creative fire.

Nothing worse could happen to one than to be completely understood.

The reason for evil in the world is that people are not able to tell their stories.

The curve of life is like the parabola of a projectile which, disturbed from its initial state of rest, rises and then returns to a state of repose... Like a projectile flying to its goal, life ends in death. Even its ascent and its zenith are only steps and means to this goal... For, enlightenment or no enlightenment, consciousness or no consciousness, nature prepares itself for death.

A man's hatred is always concentrated upon that which makes him conscious of his bad qualities.

To me dreams are part of nature, which harbors no intention to deceive but expresses something as best it can.

Magic is the science of the jungle.