The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.

The truth is the light and light is the truth.

Above all, don't fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

If you follow the natural intentions, you get the most success out of life.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.

All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the oyster’s autobiography.

In quietness the soul expands.

Living with regrets is like driving a car that only moves in reverse.