"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."

"Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought into connection with action. They must be woven together."

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

"If what Proust says is true, that happiness is the absence of fever, then I will never know happiness. For I am possessed by a fever for knowledge, experience, and creation."

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

"If man does his best what else is there?"

"Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, where death's approach is seen so terrible!"

"Let us not depend upon the world for pleasure."

"It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me - I never retreat."

"A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth."

"Everybody should be able to make some music...That's the cosmic dance!"