She didn't quite know what the relationship was between lunatics and the moon, but it must be a strong one, if they used a word like that to describe the insane.

I've crossed these sands many times," said one of the camel drivers one night. "But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent." The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having set foot in the desert before. Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force.

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.

Being afraid of having an endoscopy (if you're a man) and giving birth (if you're a woman).

Problems of the heart always bruised the soul.

Every human being should know two languages: the language of society and the language of signs. One serves to communicate with other people, the other serves to understand God's messages.

People, since the beginning of time, have always tried to understand the universe through love.