“It is not society which is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse.”

“Not all who hesitate are lost. The psyche has many secrets in reserve. And these are not disclosed unless required.”

“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”

“Do what gives you bliss.”

“What the artist must render is a living moment somehow, a living moment actually in action or an inward experience.”

“Be merry; you have cause, so have we all, of joy; for our escape is much beyond our loss . . . . then wisely weigh our sorrow with our comfort.”

“Here come the lovers, full of joy and mirth.— Joy, gentle friends! joy and fresh days of love Accompany your hearts!”

“Thou mak'st me merry: I am full of pleasure; let us be jocund”