Rainer Maria Rilke

There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages.

Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further.

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.