I shall not grow conservative with age.
Only once have I been made mute. It was when a man asked me, 'Who are you?'
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
He who fears dangers will not perish by them.
America. . the international Jekyll and Hyde. . . the land of a thousand disguises, sneaks up on you but rarely surprises
It's enjoyable to just drink in an image. It's effortless. That struck me as an interesting way of looking at it: I do all the grunt work so you can enjoy.
Ubuntu really says if you want to be nice to yourself, start in a way by being nice to the other.