When I took the pills, I wanted to kill someone I hated. I didn't know that other Veronikas existed inside me, Veronikas that I could love.

She looked at her own past, and, for the first time, she forgave herself: it hadn't been her fault, but the fault of that insecure little boy, who had given up after the first attempt.

Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention.

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.

Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Act because you need to act

Laugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you'll gradually get used to it.

That is a question we cannot answer before, or even during, the trials. Only when we have overcome them do we understand why they were there.