Sherry, the civilized drink.

Beauty is something wonderful and strange that the artist fashions out of the chaos of the world in the torment of his soul.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character.

Beauty is an ecstasy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all.

Illusions are like umbrellas - you no sooner get them than you lose them, and the loss always leaves a little painful wound.

The world is hard and cruel. We are here none knows why, and we go none knows whither. We must be very humble. We must see the beauty of quietness. We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us. And let us seek the love of simple, ignorant people. Their ignorance is better than all our knowledge. Let us be silent, content in our little corner, meek and gentle like them. That is the wisdom of life.

Advice to first year medical students: In anatomy, it is better to have learned and lost than never to have learned at all.