Up until then, whenever anyone had mentioned the possibility of making a film adaptation, my answer had always been, ‘No, I’m not interested.’ I believe that each reader creates his own film inside his head, gives faces to the characters, constructs every scene, hears the voices, smells the smells. And that is why, whenever a reader goes to see a film based on a novel that he likes, he leaves feeling disappointed, saying: ‘the book is so much better than the film.

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

The soul of the world is nourished by people's Happiness.

Blaming the government for all the bad things that happen.

During any dance to which we surrender with joy, the brain loses it's controlling power, and the heart takes up the reins of the body.

Only by accepting our desires can we have an idea of who we are.

I will be capable of loving, regardless of whether I am loved in return, Of giving, when I have nothing, Of working happily, even in the midst of difficulties, Of holding out my hand, even when utterly alone and abandoned, Of drying my tears, even while I weep, Of believing, even when no one believes in me.