I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

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.

Call me whatever you like; I am who I must be.

There are no facts, only interpretations.

The world is beautiful, but has a disease called man.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

So long as men praise you, you can only be sure that you are not yet on your own true path but on someone else's.

Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured?

No artist tolerates reality.

You know a moment is important when it is making your mind go numb with beauty.

There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.

I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.

Our salvation lies not in knowing, but in creating!

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.