"So don't study and swot too much, because that makes for sterility. Enjoy yourself too much rather than too little, and don't take art or love too seriously either — one can do little about it oneself…"

"There may be a great fire in our soul, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way."

"I am a seeker, I am a wanderer, I am a dreamer."

"The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others."

"I would rather die of passion than of boredom."