"The only living life is in the past and future…the present is an interlude…strange interlude in which we call on past and future to bear witness we are living!"

"The sea hates a coward."

"Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace."

"One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers."

"I am a night painter, so when I come into the studio the next morning the delirium is over."

"Before my son was born, I use to tell people that I was looking forward to no longer being the star of my own movie; then Harry came along, and it was like, 'Whoa, I'm really not!'"

"Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months."

"Great necessities call out great virtues."