A rhinoceros is as ugly as a human being, and it too is going to die, but at least it never thinks that it is beautiful.

Farewell,' she said. 'I hope you hear many more songs' - which was the best way she could think of to say good-bye to a butterfly.

How's the Angel of Death supposed to do his job with clipped wings?

Wisdom is finding joy in bewilderment

Sitting up all night would be pointless if somebody you loved wasn't sitting up with you, picking out music to play and helping you kill the bourbon. Walking by yourself in the rain is for college kids who think loneliness makes poets.

It’s a rare man who is taken for what he truly is.

..no meal is good enough to justify all the money and effort wasted in preparing it. It is an illusion and an expense. Live as I do, undeceived.