You can spit on a rose, but it's still a rose.
When you fill a void, isn't the void still there?
To keep a warm heart in winter is the real victory.
It is better to err on the side of feeling.
The examined life: nothing is more futile or counterproductive. The active, joyous, spontaneous life: that is what one should aim for.
In my mind I lead a phantom's life. My neighbor makes me real.
What do I think? I think it makes no difference what I think.
The only valid rule for a work of art is that it be true to itself.
If the light's not in you, you're in the dark.
Parrots mimic their owners. Their owners consider that a sign of intelligence.
If the cherry trees had to wait for understanding they'd never blossom.
I'm on the side of whatever keeps the flowers growing.
What can be achieved with suffering can be achieved without it.
Be grateful to those who refuse your demands. They are your benefactors.
We need places to scream and run wild as well as places to be quiet.
The true order is what the wind creates by scattering the leaves.
In winter, on the darkest nights, one rejoices even to see the tiniest sliver of a moon.
When an audience shares your prejudices you can always count on their applause.
The familiar is by far the most beautiful.
One should show one's scars, not hide them.
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