The only way you can truly get to know an author is through the trail of ink he leaves behind him. The person you think you see is only an empty character: truth is always hidden in fiction.

We all give up great expectations along the way.

In those days I learned that nothing is more frightening than a hero who lives to tell his story, to tell what all those who fell at his side will never be able to tell.

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

One can convert only a sinner, never a saint.

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.

Never trust girls who let themselves be touched right away. But even less those who need a priest for approval.