It's curious how easy it is to tell a piece of paper what you don't dare say to someone's face.

Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader, than the first book that finds its way to his heart.

In the shop we buy and sell them, but in truth books have no owner. Every book you see here has been somebody’s best friend.

Time has taught me not to lose hope, yet not to trust too much in hope either.

... deep down nobody is bad, only frightened.

Don't be afraid of being scared. To be afraid is a sign of common sense. Only complete idiots are not afraid of anything.

People tend to complicate their own lives, as if living weren't already complicated enough.