But they know about us, they know, the four corners, and the chairs nearby us. Discerning shadows also know, and even the table keeps quiet.

Inspiration is not the exclusive privilege of poets or artists. There is, there has been, there will always be a certain group of people whom inspiration visits. It's made up of all those who've consciously chosen their calling and do their job with love and imagination. Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity. A swarm of new questions emerges from every problem that they solve. Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous 'I don't know.'

In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.

Even boredom should be described with gusto. How many things are happening on a day when nothing happens?

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

Nothing can ever happen twice. In consequence, the sorry fact is that we arrive here improvised and leave without the chance to practice.

Let the people who never find true love keep saying that there's no such thing. Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.