“I exist as I am, that is enough.”
“Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
“Impatience is the thief of success.”
“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people.”
“Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.”
“To write a diary every day is like returning to one’s own vomit.”
“If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.”
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
“I think hell is something you carry around with you. Not somewhere you go.”
“I would set myself on fire if you ever complained that your feet were cold.”