It is possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you'll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experiencing it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.

Courage. By beginning the journey with that word and continuing with faith in God, you will arrive wherever you need to arrive.

I think that, with age, people come to realize that death is inevitable. And we need to learn to face it with serenity, wisdom and resignation. Death often frees us from a lot of senseless sufferings.

Fashion is merely a saying: I belong to your world. I'm wearing the same uniform as your army, so don't shoot.

Setting out rules for waging war (the Geneva Convention).

When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple.

What I can say is that all my characters are searching for their souls, because they are my mirrors. I'm someone who is constantly trying to understand my place in the world, and literature is the best way that I found in order to see myself.