We take death to reach a star

One should arrive at leading one's conscience to a state of development so that it becomes the voice of a better and higher self, of which the ordinary self is a servant.

It always strikes me, and it is very peculiar, that, whenever we see the image of indescribable and unutterable desolation—of loneliness, poverty, and misery, the end and extreme of things—the thought of God comes into one's mind.

I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.

In my view, I am often immensely rich, not in money, but (although just now perhaps not all the time) rich because I have found my metier, something I can devote myself to heart and soul and that gives inspiration and meaning to my life.

I feel a certain calm. There is safety in the midst of danger. What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?