I was ill before I fell ill.

I believe I'm a caterpillar buried deep down under the ground. The entire earth is above me, crushing me and I begin to bore through the soil, making a passage to the surface so that I can penetrate the crust and issue into the light. It's hard work boring through the entire earth, but I'm able to be patient because I have a strong premonition that as soon as I do issue into the light I shall become a butterfly.

The only way to save yourself is to endeavor to save others.

God sends rain, but He also sends hoods; and when the rain grows heavier, He sends a cave.

There is only one woman in the world. One woman, with many faces.

How simple and frugal a thing is happiness.

There is no harsher means of punishment, than to answer malice with kindness.