It would drive me crazy to be a guest in my own house.

I had fallen out of my secure world, precipitated beyond the territories I had only begun to control so skillfully. What a foolish step to take. What an insane move to make.

I'd rather stay asleep than have to learn all those frightening secrets.

Passion - eventually it cools.

What kind of heart does one have to have in order to be able to get rid of these, without regret, as if they were empty beer cans?

Children know so little, they must learn quickly to imitate grown-ups whenever they feel unsure in a situation.

When you leave Africa, as the plane lifts, you feel that more than leaving a continent you're leaving a state of mind. Whatever awaits you at the other end of your journey will be of a different order of existence.