Imagination is the secret and marrow of civilization.

The winds and waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.

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

Take forgiveness slowly. Don't blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

I learned that you have to push away the demand of people's expectations by believing in your instincts.

In quietness the soul expands.

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.

There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind.

One shouldn't just hope to be treated well: one must insist on it.

Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.