I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.

I and me are always too deeply in conversation.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

Become who you are. Make what only you can make.

One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.

When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

There's no defense against stupidity.

No price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.

Be careful when you cast out your demons that you don’t throw away the best of yourself.

The real question is: How much truth can I stand?

We have art so that we shall not die of reality.

It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.

Our greatest experiences are our quietest moments.

Loneliness is one thing, solitude another.

I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible.

They muddy the water, to make it seem deep.

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

Solitude makes us tougher towards ourselves and tenderer towards others. In both ways it improves our character.

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.