The best work is not what is most difficult for you; it is what you do best.
Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.
Every existing thing is born without reason, prolongs itself out of weakness, and dies by chance.
It is always more valuable to report the truth.
Your scare me rather. My reflection in the glass never did that; of course, I knew it so well. Like something I had tamed...I'm going to smile, and my smile will sink down into your pupils, and heaven knows what it will become.
I’ve dropped out of their hearts like a little sparrow fallen from its nest. So gather me up, dear, fold me to your heart – and you’ll see how nice I can be.