I was as happy as a fish in water, and I could have stayed in that room for ever, have never left that place.

You may live a long while with some people and be on friendly terms with them and never speak openly with them from your soul.

Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don't notice whether it's passing quickly or slowly.

He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect.

Belonging to oneself--the whole essence of life lies in that.

A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away.

I was afraid of looking into my heart...afraid of thinking seriously about anything...I did not want to know whether I was loved, and I did not want to admit to myself that I was not loved.