All directors are storytellers, so the motivation was to tell the story I wanted to tell. That's what I love.
In all abundance there is lack.
Eunuchs do not take the gout, nor become bald.
Where prayer, amulets and incantations work it is only a manifestation of the patient's belief.
What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself holding such things shameful to be spoken about.
What medicines do not heal, the lance will; what the lance does not heal, fire will.
Silence is not only never thirsty, but also never brings pain or sorrow.
I write about what I know.
To find agreements in one's minority opinions is one of the great pleasures of reading.
The best explanation why people agree is that they have converged on true answers.
With every case from years ago there should be lessons learned.