“Go at it boldly, and you'll find unexpected forces closing round you and coming to your aid.”

“The force that moves you is a circular breath
of life and death going round and round and round.”

“Then you'll feel your cheek scratched…
A little kiss, like a crazy spider,
Will run round your neck…

And you'll say to me : "Find it!" bending your head
- And we'll take a long time to find that creature
- Which travels a lot…”

“Happiness is like a cat. If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you. It will never come. But if you pay no attention to it and go about your business, you'll find it rubbing up against your legs and jumping into your lap.”

“If you look closely you'll find all my lovers inscribed on my skin.”

“If we look at certain proteins, yes, man then -- it can be assumed that man is more closely related to a chimpanzee than other things. But on the other hand, if you look at other certain proteins, you'll find that man is more closely related to a bullfrog than he is a chimpanzee. If you focus your attention on other proteins, you'll find that man is more closely related to a chicken than he is to a chimpanzee.”

“In short, if your body or mind
Or your soul or your purse come to grief,
You need only get drunk, and you'll find
Complete and immediate relief.”

“The world is full of happiness, and plenty to go round, if you are only willing to take the kind that comes your way.”

“When you love something, you'll always come back to it. You'll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.”

“"When you reach the bottom / you'll go up / you'll come up / or you won't come anymore"
(from Che cosa c'è, 1985)”