I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
This terrifying world is not devoid of charms, of the mornings that make waking up worthwhile.
I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
There's place and means for every man alive.
The future starts today, not tomorrow.
Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.
The past is the best prophet of the future.
Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
The way to know life is to love many things.
Only he who accepts clashes and conflicts in life, loves life.
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.
Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
