Wisdom Sayings

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom.

I was educated by the fairies.

I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

The world is like a mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.

Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.

I stand for the heart, though I stand alone.

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.

I am a journalist, not a prophet.

We are of the opinion that it is not well to make too much noise in the world.

I am the most interesting person I know.

No matter what you do it's bound to be a waste of time in the end so you might as well go mad.

To be good, you've got to be a little crazy.

Language is a virus from outer space.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

I like to read my own works, and I often praise them, though I know they are not worth a damn.

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

There are years that ask questions and years that answer.

I will always be on the side of those who have nothing and who are not even allowed to enjoy the nothing they have in peace.