that which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.

It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.

These paper boats of mine are meant to dance on the ripples of hours, and not reach any destination.

Truth looks tawdry when she is overdressed.

The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

Power said to the world, "You are mine." The world kept it prisoner on her throne. Love said to the world, "I am thine." The world gave it the freedom of her house.

Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets...seek to express the universe in terms of music. The singer has everything within him. The notes come out from his very life. They are not materials gathered from outside.