To dream anything you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind. To do anything that you want to do. That is the strength of the human will. To trust yourself to test your limits. That is the courage to succeed.

Just living is not enough . . . One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

Literature tells very little to those who understand it.

The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.