“Fame, infamy, they're of the same family.”

“Reality wasn't as important as people made it out to be; to Jude it was simply the physical state in which he found himself, an environment he had limited control over.”

“Better to find your own way than to blindly trust the words of others, whoever they are.”

“You mustn't let your emotions get the better of you. There is a great deal to be angry about, but anger doesn't change things.”

“You are on the side of angels. But even angels fall, sometimes. We all make mistakes; without them we would learn nothing.”

“All beauty has a dark side. Heaven can't exist without hell.”

“Thinking is the hardest work anyone can do, which is probably the reason why we have so few thinkers. ”

“Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone looking the same is everyone thinking the same.”

“I could not think without writing.”