And the very act of living is a tide; at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded

Everytime I look at a zebra, I can't figure out whether it's black with white stripes or white with black stripes, and that frustrates me.

Love is not a because, it's a no matter what.

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance.

There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.

There's always going to be bad stuff out there. But here's the amazing thing -- light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can't stick the dark into the light.

You can't look back - you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.

Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.

The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.

If you have a sister and she dies, do you stop saying you have one? Or are you always a sister, even when the other half of the equation is gone?

‎Pick ten strangers and stick them in a room, and ask them which of us they feel sorrier for - you or me - and we all know who they'll choose.

The human voice was the first instrument and remains the most powerful and effective method of musical creation and emotional transference.

Strangers take a long time to become acquainted, particularly when they are from the same family.

Life is so unlikely, so rare and beautiful an opportunity it is to live, we must be on constant guard to ensure that our actions are worthy of the life it takes to perform them.

I do not know who I am, said the wise man, and went his way of knowledge unto the end of days.

The more a man knows about himself in relation to every kind of experience, the greater his chance of suddenly, one fine morning, realizing who in fact he is.

That's the best way to live your life: Don't listen to what other people think. Just follow your heart.

It is our basic right to be a happy person, happy family, and eventually a happy world. That should be our goal.

You have a certain set of facts and you are looking for situations where you have an edge, whether the edge is psychological or statistical.

Conversation is a catalyst for innovation

The loss of the culture is one of the main reasons Ciro Guerra wanted to tell their story.