Believing that art is either worth a fortune or worth nothing at all.

When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting.

He believes that "To persevere is favorable."

Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild

When you possess great treasures within you and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.

Wagers and pacts are made with angels - or with devils.

Our contradictions. We are in such a hurry to grow up, and then we long for our lost childhood. We make ourselves ill earning money, and then spend all our money on getting well again. We think so much about the future that we neglect the present, and thus experience neither the present nor the future. We live as if we were never going to die, and die as if we had never lived.