I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it.

Certain travelers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.

The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.

From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide.

The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself.

Words are impotent to describe certain emotions.

I am sure that instinctively we wish to be everything, to possess it-why cut the rose or marry the man, otherwise?