"There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the artist and the monk who renounces possessions."

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

"Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back; a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country."

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."

"I looked with chameleon eyes upon the changing face of the world, looked with anonymous vision upon my uncompleted self."

"I walk ahead of myself in perpetual expectancy of miracles."

"The only difference between a rut and a grave... is in their dimensions."

"You see, but you do not observe."

"Only by seeking challenges can we hope to find the best in ourselves."

"Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."

"Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success."

"Excessive literary production is a social offense."