All of sudden, this shooting star went by, and all I could think was that they were listening to us somehow.

That a day spent with dreaming and sunsets and refreshing breezes cannot be bettered.

Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.

I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.

You are, and always have been, my dream.

In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.

I want you to be.... happy.

I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It's one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period.

Inside, each of us has a purple motorcycle.

I just love to play and I get a chance to play with other musicians and I jump on it.

I have a vivid, apocalyptic imagination.

I came to teaching late - not until my forties - which is one reason why I'm not burned out.

You cannot chase a dollar and an ideal at the same time.

Some people are stuck in tedious things, like their jobs, and they are bored. Other people experience one stressful thing after another.

I want any excuse to come home. My dad is not a spring chicken any more. If anyone says, 'Go buy a postage stamp in London,' I'll go and do it.

Young people have an almost biological destiny to be hopeful.

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair

I am trying to awake the energy contained in the air. These are the main sources of energy. What is considered as empty space is just a manifestation of matter that is not awakened.