Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.
Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.
The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.
Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.
Always go too far, because that's where you'll find the truth.
People hasten to judge in order not to be judged themselves.
Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.
Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.
When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him. In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
There is scarcely any passion without struggle.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.
Mostly, I could tell, I made him feel uncomfortable. He didn’t understand me, and he was sort of holding it against me. I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else. But really there wasn’t much point, and I gave up the idea out of laziness.
Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.
I don’t want to be a genius-I have enough problems just trying to be a man.