“How little we know of what there is to know.”

The only thing that could spoil a day was people. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.

Everybody is friends when things are bad enough.

No animal has more liberty than the cat, but it buries the mess it makes. The cat is the best anarchist.

The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.

You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.

Look at things and listen and feel.

Courage is grace under pressure.

Write drunk; edit sober.

Every day above earth is a good day.

An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.

Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is.

Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.

Everything is your fault if you’re any damn good.

Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything.

Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.

Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.

My wealth is in my knowledge of self, love, and spirituality.

There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science.

Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.

Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.

Knowledge is a weight added to conscience.

The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.