“I like people who dream or talk to themselves interminably; I like them, for they are double. They are here and elsewhere.”

I’ve never really had much of an imagination. But still I would try to picture the exact moment when the beating of my heart would no longer be going on inside my head.

Happiness and the absurd are two sons of the same earth. They are inseparable.

After awhile you could get used to anything.

And it was like knocking four quick times on the door of unhappiness.

Integrity has no need of rules.

Don’t walk behind me; I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Every act of rebellion expresses a nostalgia for innocence and an appeal to the essence of being.

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.

We are all special cases.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

There are crimes of passion and crimes of logic. The boundary between them is not clearly defined.

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.

I realized then that a man who had lived only one day could easily live for a hundred years in prison. He would have enough memories to keep him from being bored

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.

It was a silly, silly dream, being unhappy.

She believed in dreams, all right, but she also believed in doing something about them. When Prince Charming didn’t come along, she went over to the palace and got him.

Everyone wishes to be loved, but in the event, nearly no one can bear it. Everyone desires love but also finds it impossible to believe that he deserves it.

Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.

Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul; the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.

Having the courage to stand up and pursue your dreams will give you life’s greatest reward and life’s greatest adventure.