And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness. Freedom of loneliness and safety from being understood. For those who understand us enslave something in us.

I have found both freedom and safety in my madness; the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us.

My loneliness was born when men praised my talkative faults and blamed my silent virtues.

It is well go give when asked but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

Your life is an island separated from all other islands and continents. Regardless of how many boats you send to other shores or how many ships arrive upon your shores, you yourself are an island separated by its own pains, secluded in its happiness