You cannot save people, you can only love them.

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

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

I restore myself when I'm alone. A career is born in public — talent in privacy.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

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

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

Every noble work is at first impossible.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

The best friend is he that, when he wishes a person's good, wishes it for that person's own sake.