To have become a deeper man is the privilege of those who have suffered.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

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

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.

I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

When you come out of the storm you won’t be the same person who walked in.

Art is a spiritual function of man, which aims at freeing him from life's chaos.

Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber.

You know the greatest thing is passion, without it what have you got?

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

There are things that are not sayable. That's why we have art.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.