I have more freedom when I write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. Somehow the 'message,' even if I am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form.

write with honesty and don't worry about the feelings of others, because no matter what you say, they'll hate you anyway.

Remember that all the others are more afraid than you

I try desperately to conquer the transitory nature of my existence, to trap moments before they evenesce, to untangle the confusion of my past. Every instant disappears in a breath and immediately becomes the past; reality is ephemeral and changing, pure longing.

People are afraid of falling in love because they don't want to suffer.

​Courage is a virtue appreciated in a male but considered a defect in our gender. Bold women are a threat to a world that is badly out of balance, in favor of men.

You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.