One sits down first; one thinks afterwards.
Poetry is indispensable - if I only knew what for.
Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it.
Art produces ugly things which frequently become beautiful with time.
I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love