When we step out of our normal world and leave behind us all the usual barriers and prejudices, we tend to become more adventurous.

The moment we set off in search of love, it sets off in search of us. And saves us.

I recalled how much time i had spent fighting for something i didn't even want. maybe because i had been too lazy to think of other avenues to follow. maybe because i had been afraid of what others would think. maybe because it was hard work to be different. perhaps, because a human being is condemned to repeat the steps taken by the previous generation until a certain number of people begin to behave in a different fashion. then the world changes, and we change with it.

By the River Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river -- leaves, insects, the feathers of birds -- is transformed into the rocks that make the riverbed. If only I could tear out my heart and hurl it into the current, then my pain and longing would be over, and I could finally forget.

Be creative. Men only learnt how to fly when they stopped imitating birds.

Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.

Enthusiasm is the force that leads us to the final victory.