People fall in love without reason, without even wanting to. You can't predict it. That's love.

Another person's life is that person's life. You can't take responsibility.

The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.

I go back to the reading room, where I sink down in the sofa and into the world of The Arabian Nights. Slowly, like a movie fadeout, the real world evaporates. I'm alone, inside the world of the story. My favourite feeling in the world.

Running taught me to have faith in my skills as a writer. I learned how much I can demand of myself, when I need a break, and when the break starts to get too long. I known how hard I am allowed to push myself.

Memory is so crazy! It's like we've got these drawers crammed with tons of useless stuff. Meanwhile, all the really important things we just keep forgetting, one after the other.

Waiting for your answer is one of the most painful things I have ever been through. At least let me know whether or not I hurt you.