You shouldn't have asked," I said. "Love doesn't ask many questions, because if we stop to think we become fearful. It's an inexplicable fear; it's difficult even to describe it. Maybe it's the fear of being scorned, of not being accepted, or of breaking the spell. It's ridiculous, but that's the way it is. That's why you don't ask-you act. As you've said many times, you have to take risks.

Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species.

Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.

But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.

When I had all the answers, the questions changed.

Nobody is worth your tears, and the one who is won't make you cry

A warrior of light who trusts too much in his intelligence will end up underestimating the power of his opponent.