Should we not be moved rather than chilled by the knowledge that he might have attained his greatness only through his frailties?

- Lou Andreas-Salomé

Whoever reaches into a rosebush may seize a handful of flowers; but no matter how many one holds, it's only a small portion of the whole. Nevertheles…

- Lou Andreas-Salomé

If you have no more happiness to give: Give me your pain.

- Lou Andreas-Salomé

Poetry is something in-between the dream and its interpretation.

- Lou Andreas-Salomé