Millions of couples out there practiced the art of sadomasochism every day, without even realizing it. They went to work, came back, complained about everything, insulted their wife or were insulted by her, felt wretched, but were, nonetheless, tightly bound to their own unhappiness, not realizing that all it would take was a single gesture, a final goodbye, to free them from that oppression.

Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.

With confidence, he open the door of life presented to him.

May we understand that joy is not a sin, sacrifice is not a virtue.

What is outside is harder to change than what is inside.

I'm proud of the scars in my soul. They remind me that I have an intense life.

When life makes us face difficult situations-such as a personal loss-we have to understand that eternity is taking one more step.