Go forward while you can, but if your strength fails you, sit down near the road and gaze without anger or envy at those who pass by. They don't have far to go, either.

That is what poetry can do. It speaks to us of what does not exist, which is not only better than what exists, but even more like the truth.

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

Everyone needs help from everyone else.

Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life holds together and advances.

The past was a dream wasn't it? And who ever remembers dreams?

The people who bind themselves to systems are those who are unable to encompass the whole truth and try to catch it by the tail; a system is like the tail of truth, but truth is like a lizard; it leaves its tail in your fingers and runs away knowing full well that it will grow a new one in a twinkling.