Everything in life is just for a while.
The bird is gone, and in what meadow does it now sing?
To fight the Empire is to be infected by its derangement.... Whoever defeats the Empire becomes the Empire; it proliferates like a virus.
Be happy now because tomorrow you are dying.
In a civil war… every side is wrong. It’s hopeless to try to untangle it. Everyone is a victim.
I think great art should play a part in the ordinary man's life, don't you? It can make his existence so much richer and more meaningful.