“Discontent follows ambition like a shadow.”

“The chief good is the suspension of the judgment, which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.”

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”

“As shadows attend substances, so words follow upon things.”

“No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself. It’s like your shadow. It follows you everywhere. -Komura”

“The shadow does not follow the body more closely than eloquence accompanies sagacity.”

“If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow -- you are not understanding yourself.”

“My ambition was to live like music.”

“Men and women aren't really dogs: they only look like it and behave like it. Somewhere inside there is a great chagrin and a gnawing discontent.”

“Others may know pleasure, but pleasure is not happiness. It has no more importance than a shadow following a man.”