perhaps it took a stranger to make a woman like her speak her mind.

I slept peacefully that night, feeling exultant and determined. Little did I know that I was making the most common and the most painful mistake women have made all throughout the ages: to naively think that with their love they can change the man they love.

The past lives within the present, and our ancestors breathe through our children.

Time is just an illusion. What you need is to live this very moment. That is all that matters.

Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.

Sometimes I feel I have more faith in European ideals than some of my British or French friends. For them, it's a financial burden. For me, Europe is primarily about values, about fundamental rights, freedom, women's rights.

The digital world is developing with such force and such a pace that you simply can't ban or control it. People want to be globally connected.