I was in hospital once. There was a man in another ward, dying of throat cancer. In the silence, I could hear his screams continually. That's the only kind of form my work has.
Samuel Beckett
One evening I sat Beauty on my knees --And I found her bitter --And I reviled her.
Arthur Rimbaud
Life is a hospital in which every patient is possessed by the desire of changing his bed. One would prefer to suffer near the fire, and another is certain he would get well if he were by the window.
Charles Baudelaire
Believe me, there exists no such dilemma as that in which a gentleman is placed when he is forced to reply to a blackguard.
Edgar Allan Poe
I believe in the cutting off of heads.
Jean-Paul Marat
We believe that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.
Alfred Jarry
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
Andre Gide
A very dangerous state of mind: thinking one understands.
Paul Valery
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic that to love others.
Vincent Van Gogh
The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
Jean Cocteau
There is another world and it is in this one.
Paul Éluard
In action be primitive; in foresight, a strategist.
Rene Char
Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.
Seneca
The world is growing old;
Who would not be at rest and free
Where love is never cold?
Frederick Willaim Faber
"as i look back...over my life...i am struck by post cards...ruined snapshots...faded posters...of a time..i can't recall
Jim Morrison
If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.
Charles Bukowski
I didn't go out of my way to get into this movie stuff. I think of myself as a writer.