Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria. Wait a minute. "Once upon a time" is how all the best children's stories begin, and "prostitute" is a word for adults. How can I start a book with this apparent contradiction? But since, at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss, let's keep that beginning.

If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man.

Omens are the individual language in which God talks to you. My omens are not your omens.

We all have an unknown ability, which will probably remain unknown forever. And yet that ability can become our ally. Since it’s impossible to measure that ability or give it an economic value, it’s never taken seriously.

Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle.

A man only has a soul to be won or lost.

May love be your guide in every moment of your life.