What people regard as vanity—leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten—I regard as the highest expression of human dignity.

Love lasts because it changes and not because it stays the same and never faces any challenges.

Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its brilliance and sadness has no end.

Feelings should always be allowed to be free. You should not judge a future love by past suffering.

For the warrior, there is no "better" or "worse"; everyone has the necessary gifts for his particular path.

We learn in the past, but we are not the result of that. We suffered in the past, loved in the past, cried and laughed in the past, but that's of no use to the present. The present has its challenges, its good and bad side. We can neither blame nor be grateful to the past for what is happening now. Each new experience of love has nothing whatsoever to do with past experiences. It's always new.

To dream is not enough, you have to fulfill your dream.