Gossip is irresponsible communication. Irresponsible because it is at the expense of another person who is not there to defend herself. Irresponsible because it is not constructive: it helps no one, least of all the person being gossiped about.
Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.
the reason for revolution is so the good things in life circulate.
Normal is the average of deviance.
Every day you're alive and someone loves you is a miracle.
Life is unjust, people can be cruel, and yet if you harden your heart, you will lose what little love there is in this world.