Introspection Quotes

"I wonder how many people I've looked at all my life and never seen." "The one way of tolerating existence is to lose oneself in literature as in a perpetual orgy" "The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe" "Philosophy is its own time comprehended in thoughts." "I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided." "I drink to make other people more interesting" "Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people" "There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad" "The most important question in the 21st century is not what do we want to become, but what do we want to want" "To contemplate is to look at shadows" "At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." "The most thought-provoking thing is that we are still not thinking." "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves" "I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing" "We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future." "Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves." "I think that we all could do with a little less noise and a little more quiet reflection" "I have kind of a funny relationship with myself. My music is for me — it’s self-therapeutic." "If I could change the way that you see yourself, you wouldn't wonder why you're here" "Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes"