A book is not an end in itself; it is only a way to touch someone - a bridge extended across a space of loneliness and obscurity - and sometimes it is a way of winning other people to our causes.

There is no light without shadow, just as there is no happiness without pain.

Aphrodite is about lust and gluttony - the only two sins worth committing, in my opinion.

You are the storyteller of your own life, and you can create your own legend, or not.

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time.

I can promise you that women working together - linked, informed and educated - can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.

It is a wonderful truth that things we want most in life-a sense of purpose, happiness and hope-are most easily attained by giving them to others.

Fear is inevitable, I have to accept that, but I cannot allow it to paralyze me.

There is no death, daughter. People die only when we forget them,' my mother explained shortly before she left me. 'If you can remember me, I will be with you always.

We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate.

Books have a way of finding their way into our lives, usually, right when we need them the most.

I tried to understand you... I tried with the best codes to upgrade myself... but I more likely become a victim on myself.

The past reflects eternally between two mirrors - the bright mirror of words and deeds, and the dark one, full of things we didn't do or say.

Ideas do not respect national frontiers, and this is especially so where language and other traditions are in common.

I'm a big Pacino fan. He's a great actor: so much passion and intensity.

Sometimes I like to make music together with a singer or with singers.

Despite the dubious statistics … democracy is a thing of value for which we should be fighting.

Even the once simple home mortgage now has so many flavors and styles and variations that it is difficult for people to make a decision.

I don't like drawing characters facing right. If I tried to do that at a book signing, I'd have to pencil it first.

I go too fast to see much, only the tops of everything. I've got to prowl slow some time through this country.