Every work of art is aggressive, Isabella. And every artist's life is a small war or a large one, beginning with oneself and one's limitations. To achieve anything you must first have ambition and then talent, knowledge, and finally the opportunity.

Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.

You end up becoming someone you see in the eyes of those you love.

It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality, at least for human beings. We spend a good part of our lives dreaming, especially when we're awake.

It is impossible to survive in a prolonged state of reality.

Envy is the religion of the mediocre

All true stories begin and end in a cemetery" - The Shadow of the Wind