Fairy tales had been her first experience of the magical universe, and more than once she had wondered why people ended up distancing themselves from that world, knowing the immense joy that childhood had brought to their lives.

The great wisdom of life is that we can be masters of the things that try to enslave us.

The search for happiness is more important than the need for pain.

People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too.

I wept because I was re-experiencing the enthusiasm of my childhood; I was once again a child, and nothing in the world could cause me harm.

PAIN was no longer a cause of suffering, but a source of pleasure, Because they were redeeming humanity from its sins. Pain becomes joy, the meaning of life, pleasure.

And I began to feel sorry for myself; for so many years, my drawer full of memories had held the same old stories.