Everything Changes. The only thing that remains immovable across the centuries and fixes the character of a people is cooking.

Phenomena intersect; to see but one is to see nothing.

To a gargoyle on the ramparts of Notre Dame as Esmeralda rides off with Gringoire Quasimodo says. "Why was I not made of stone like thee?

His judgement demonstrates that one can be a genius and understand nothing of an art that is not one's own.

We must never fear robbers or murderers. They are dangers from outside, small dangers. It is ourselves we have to fear. Prejudice is the real robber, vice the real murderer. Why should we be troubled by a threat to our person or our pocket? What we have to beware of is the threat to our souls'.

It is the essence of truth that it is never excessive.... We must not resort to the flame where only light is required.

Love is the salutation of the angel to the stars