Then she opened her eyes, Veronika did not think 'this must be heaven'. Heaven would never use a fluorescent tube to light a room, and the pain - which started a fraction of a second later - was typical of the Earth. Ah, that Earth pain - unique, unmistakable.

Judging oneself to be inferior to other people was one of the worst acts of pride because it was the most destructive way of being different.

Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood.

We women, when we're searching for a meaning to our lives or for the path of knowledge, always identify with one of four classic archetypes.

We all know fear. But passion makes us fearless.

The language of enthusiasm, of things accomplished with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.

I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.