I'm going away," he said. "And I want you to know that I'm coming back. I love you because...." "Don't say anything," Fatima interrupted. "One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.

Being equally convinced that aggression and rudeness are synonymous with having a "powerful personality."

Our dreams are our own, and only we can know the effort required to keep them alive.

I was trying to come round to the idea that there might be an invisible reality capable of interfering in our lives, but the only reason I did so was because of a love I didn't want to believe I felt but which was continuing to grow in a subtle, devastating way. I was content in my universe and didn't want to change it at all, even though I was being propelled in that direction.

For the Warrior, there is no such thing as an impossible love.

He rarely knows the result of a battle when the battle is over.