A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity till he has tasted adversity.

In real life, second chances are rare. I therefore advise you to take every single chance very seriously.

what you knowand don’t deny thatyou don’t knowand knowing thisyou knowwhat and whyyou don’t know.Right?

As scary as change can be and as much as I might resist it, there's always some unkown gift that comes out of it. I really never thought you could begin again. You can.

Brazil is the second blackest nation in the world.

Faded the flower and all its budded charms,Faded the sight of beauty from my eyes,Faded the shape of beauty from my arms,Faded the voice, warmth, whiteness, paradise!Vanishd unseasonably

I won't be satisfied until people want to hear me sing without looking at me. Of course, that doesn't mean I want them to stop looking.

I usually find that my gut doesn't steer me wrong when it comes to my money!

I had come to a stage in life where I didn't need to earn an income, I didn't need to earn a reputation, I didn't need fame, I didn't need any of the things you might want in your early career.

The writer's language is to some degree the product of his own action; he is both the historian and the agent of his own language.

Real love still happens sometimes. It's not just something we make up when you're nine. I have to believe that. You do too.