Keeping passion at bay or surrendering blindly to it - which of these two attitudes is the least destructive?

Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.

Be realistic: Go for the impossible!

Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because don't know what to do with it.

I don't choose. Normally it's the book that chooses me.

If I had a choice, if I had understood earlier that the reason my days were all the same was because I wanted them like that, perhaps.

Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains.