"The Messiah will come only when he is no longer needed; he will come only on the day after his arrival; he will come, not on the last day, but on the very last."

"I never wish to be easily defined. I'd rather flow like water over and around things, than be contained in a box."

"The greatest danger is that you take yourself too seriously."

"If I can write, I can live. If I can't write, I can't live."

"I have not been able to write a single word for two days. I am completely empty."