It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative action, that man finds his supreme joys. - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Voortaan moet je zeggen hoe laat je komt, want als je dan zegt om vier uur begin ik om drie uur al gelukkig te worden

There is a tendency to class such men with toreadors and gamblers. People extol their contempt for death. But I would not give a fig for anybody’s contempt for death. If its roots are not sunk deep in an acceptance of responsibility, this contempt for death is the sign either of an impoverished soul or of youthful extravagance.

And if not for the caterpillars and butterflies, who will I talk to? You'll be far away. And as for larger creatures, I'm not afraid. I have my thorns...to protect me.