So many dreams, so many disappointments, so many promises. And in the end, they all just vanish.

I spent thirty-three years in another man's shadow. I went everywhere he went, I helped him with everything he did. I was in a sense a part of him. When you live like that for a long time, you gradually lose track of what it is you yourself really want out of life

We were young, and we had no need for prophecies. Just living was itself an act of prophecy.

But if something did happen, it happened. Whether it's right or wrong. I accept everything that happens, and that's how I became the person I am now.

You can’t look too far ahead. Do that and you’ll lose sight of what you’re doing and stumble. I’m not saying you should focus solely on the details right in front of you, mind you. You’ve got to look ahead a bit or else you’ll bump into something. You’ve got to conform to the proper order and at the same time keep an eye out for what’s ahead. That’s critical, no matter what you’re doing.

Most of the psychological differences between men and women seem to come from differences in their reproductive system

Friends don't need the intervention of a third party. Friendship's a voluntary thing.