But just as the river is always at the door, so is the world always outside. And it is in the world that we have to live.

The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.

When illusions are shattered by truth, talent is set free.

How was it possible for the world to be so beautiful and so cruel at the same time?

Don't you know the man whose life you spare will always hate you?

She entered a state where prayer and poetry became one and the everyday world seemed full of holiness and significance.

I miss the days when I was alone with my characters and no one else knew them except me.