myself ... is merely an instrument to connect life and a myth
Life is a full circle, widening until it joins the circle motions of the infinite.
destruction is ultimately self-destruction.
It is possible I never learned the names of birds in order to discover the bird of peace, the bird of paradise, the bird of the soul, the bird of desire. It is possible I avoided learning the names of composers and their music the better to close my eyes and listen to the mystery of all music as an ocean. It may be I have not learned dates in history in order to reach the essence of timelessness. It may be I never learned geography the better to map my own routes and discover my own lands. The unknown was my compass. The unknown was my encyclopedia. The unnamed was my science and progress.
The imagination is far better at inventing tortures than life because the imagination is a demon within us and it knows where to strike, where it hurts. It knows the vulnerable spot, and life does not, our friends and lovers do not, because seldom do they have the imagination equal to the task.
Death from disillusion is not instantaneous, and there are no mercy killers for the disillusioned.
One must be thrust out of a finished cycle in life, and that leap is the most difficult to make - to part with one's faith, one's love, when one would prefer to renew the faith and recreate the passion.
We don't have a language for the senses. Feelings are images, sensations are like musical sounds.
I don't wish power, only art -art and passion.
I am a winged creature who is too rarely allowed to use its wings. Ecstasies do not occur often enough.
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.
He does not need opium. He has the gift of reverie.
I palliate the sufferings of others. yes I see myself as softening the blows, dissolving acids, neutralizing poisons, every moment of the day. I try to fulfill the wishes of others, to perform miracles. I exert myself performing miracles.
The unknown was my compass. The unknown was my encyclopedia. The unnamed was my science and progress.
Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.
Passion gives me moments of wholeness.
We see things the way we are, not the way they are.
Societies in decline have no use for visionaries.
Mature people relate to each other without the need to merge.
I see myself wrapped in lies, which do not seem to penetrate my soul, as if they are not really a part of me. They are like costumes.
All unlived emotions turn to inanity.
I reserve the right to love many different people at once, and to change my prince often.
Introspection is a devouring monster. You have to feed it with much material, much experience, many people, many places, many loves, many creations, and then it ceases feeding on you.
There are two ways to reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work.
Because history is only an aggregate of personal hostilities, personal prejudices, personal blindness and irrationality, there are times when we have to live against it.
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