People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them.

Love is an act of faith, not an exchange

When we boldly seek love, love reveals itself to us, and we end up attracting more love. If one person loves us, everybody loves us.

Once in a mental hospital, a person grows used to the the freedom that exists in the world of insanity and becomes addicted to it.

What made you fall in love with a prostitute?” “I didn’t understand it myself at the time. But I’ve thought about it since, and I think it was because, knowing that your body would never be mine alone, I had to concentrate on conquering your soul.

I think it is a problem of our society that we don't enjoy (ourselves.) We have these values, like, you have to be rich, you have to get a diploma, you have to work hard, otherwise you are useless, you are nothing but a pariah. And the book asks, 'Is it true? This is what my mom told me, but is it true?

We become imprisoned by our memories, and that makes our lives wretched.