We all know fear. But passion makes us fearless.

Our body remains alive, yet sooner or later our soul will receive a mortal blow. The perfect crime--for we don't know who murdered our joy, what their motives were, or where the guilty parties are to be found.

Haters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody else likes you

Nothing lasts forever ... pain and troubles included.

Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.

life is the moment we're living right now.

What people regard as vanity—leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten—I regard as the highest expression of human dignity.