Art is enchantment and artists have the right of spells.

How many of us want any of us to see us as we really are?

I fell in love once, if love be that cruelty which takes us straight to the gates of Paradise only to remind us they are closed for ever.

I write about sex because often it feels like the most important thing in the world.

…I noticed a woman whose face was a sea voyage I had not the courage to attempt.

Any measurement must take into account the position of the observer. There is no such thing as measurement absolute, there is only measurement relative.

You were in my arms for the first time, and you said my name, 'Tristan.' I answered you: 'Isolde.' Isolde. The world became a word.