Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

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

Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.

I found my place when I stopped looking for it.

"Enough" is a feast.

The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.

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

There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

You mustn't confuse a single failure with a final defeat.

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

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.