Veronika had noticed that a lot of people she knew would talk about the horros in other people's lives as if they were genuinely concerned to help them, but the truth was that they took pleasure in the suffering of others, because that made them believe they were happy and that life had been generous with them

You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.

The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight.

Judging yourself to be full of virtue paralyses. Judging yourself to be full of guilt also paralyses.

However difficult it may be to accept what happens to us, one must understand that moments such as this give us the possibility for radical change in our behavior.

When you cease doubting, you have stopped moving forward.

Twitter is my bar. I sit at the counter and listen to the conversations, starting others, feeling the atmosphere.