Stay close to those who sing, tell stories, and enjoy life, and whose eyes sparkle with happiness. Because happiness is contagious and will always manage to find a solution, whereas logic can find only an explanation for the mistake made.

There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them.

Do not try to explain feelings. Live everything intensely and treasure what you feel as a gift from God.

Suffering comes from desire, not from pain.

You have understood what all great painters understand: in order to forget the rules, you must know them and respect them.

In Eleven Minutes, I started with the question of why sexuality is considered one of the major issues in life.

All life's battles teach us something, even those we lose. When you grow up, you'll discover that you have defended lies, deceived yourself, or suffered foolishness. If you're a good warrior you will not blame yourself for this, but neither will you allow your mistakes to repeat themselves.