Every man has his folly, but the greatest folly of all, in my view, is not to have one.

When everyone drowns and I'm the only one to escape, God is protecting me. When everyone else is saved and I'm the only one to drown, God is protecting me then too.

He opened his shirt and lowered his trousers. 'Bring the light over!' he ordered. I held the lamp close to the thin, tanned body. What with deep scars, bullet and sword marks, his body was like a collander. 'Now look at the other side!' He turned round and showed me his back. 'Not a scratch on the back, you see. Do you understand? Now take the lamp back.

A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.

I said to the almond tree, 'Friend, speak to me of God,' and the almond tree blossomed.

We have our brush and colors - paint Paradise and in we go.

True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create their own.

By believing passionately in something that does not yet exist, we create it.