No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.

The man of faith, of energy, of warmth… steps in and does something.

Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

Dare to be naïve.

Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recovered at will.

A good friend is a connection to life — a tie to the past, a road to the future.

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

Ultimately, we have just one moral duty: to reclaim large areas of peace in ourselves.

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Words are the clothing of our thoughts.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

Patience is also a form of action.