The flamenco of the Gypsy has nothing to do with the flamenco for tourists. Real flamenco is like sex.

I actually get venereal disease more often than most people catch colds.

Put a bird cage near the window so that the bird can see the sky? It's much better to look than not to, even if it hurts.

I didn't want to be alone, but I had to learn that the dimensions of my feelings are too violent. I had to learn this.

I am your fairy tale. Your dream. Your wishes and desires, and I am your thirst and your hunger and your food and your drink.

I knew there were, in myself, the souls of millions of people who lived centuries ago; not just people but animals, plants, the elements, things, even, matter. All of these exist in me.

Why have I had this life? If I knew, I wouldn't have done it