“Čovjek! Ljudi! Propustit će stotinu dobrih prilika samo da se upetlja ondje gdje ga nitko ne traži. Propustit će i neće opaziti prilike da stekne bogatstvo, slavu ili učini neko dobro djelo, a katkada, možda, i zlo. Ali nikada neće propustiti da se ne upetlja ondje gdje ga ne treba.”
“Ne uči, nego izmišljaj to što je nezamislivo. Budućnost će dokazati da smo imali pravo.”
“Ti voglio da impazzire, soprattutto adesso, che ti mordi di nuovo il labbro.”
“I don't sing because I'm happy. I'm happy because I sing.”
“I am no lover of disorder and doubt as such. Rather I fear to lose truth by the pretension to possess it already wholly.”
“The perfect stillness of the night was thrilled by a more solemn silence. The darkness held a presence that was all the more felt because it was not seen. I could not any more have doubted that HE was there than that I was. Indeed, I felt myself to be, if possible, the less real of the two.”