"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn."

"People are like stained glass windows; they sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within."

"In human relations a little language goes farther than a little of almost anything else. Whereas one language now often makes a wall, two can make a gate."

"Thoughts come through people, not from them."

"The prostitute is the only honest woman left in America."

"War is only a continuation of state policy by other means."

"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish, appear to me no other than human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind, and monopolize power and profit."

"If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country."

"He who binds himself to joy Doth the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies Lives in Eternity's sunrise."

"Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of organized life."

"Put even the plainest woman into a beautiful dress and unconsciously she will try to live up to it."

"In my music, I'm trying to play the truth of what I am. The reason it's difficult is because I'm changing all the time."