You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

Because true love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny

My brained warned me, but my heart didn't want to take its advice.

Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum.

It is bound to come a moment when what seems close is still very far away.

No one knows what is going to happen in the next few minutes, and yet people still go forward, because they have trust, because they have faith.

Love simply is. That is the testament of Athena or Sherine or Hagia Sofia - love is. No definitions. Love and don't ask too many questions. Just love.