Love is an act of faith, not an exchange

When faced by any loss, there’s no point in trying to recover what has been, it’s best to take advantage of the large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.

I understand that suffering, when it cannot be avoided, is here to help me on my way to my dreams

The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. That's why we go to movies and say, "Oh, the book is better."

After weeks on the road, listening to a language you don’t understand, using a currency whose value you don’t comprehend, walking down streets you’ve never walked down before, you discover that your old “I,” along with everything you ever learned, is absolutely no use at all in the face of those new challenges, and you begin to realize that buried deep in your unconscious mind there is someone much more interesting and adventurous and more open to the world and to new experiences.

Be fully awake if you want to dream

Live fully, love deeply, let go with no bitterness.