I'd rather live with a tender heart, because that is the key to feeling the beat of all of the other hearts.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

It is not enough to know your craft — you have to have feeling.

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

The world only exists in your eyes... You can make it as big or as small as you want.

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

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

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.

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

We are all of us obliged... to nurse a few little follies in ourselves.

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

If you wake up and the day feels broken, just lean into the crack.