As a writer I'm merely a journalist who has learned to write better than others.

A true friend is the one who holds your hand and touches your heart.

Nobody deserves your tears, but whoever deserves them will not make you cry.

What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.

I have learned that a man has the right and obligation to look down at another man, only when that man needs help to get up from the ground.

No matter what, nobody can take away the dances you've already had.

Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.

Life is not what one lived, but what One remembers and how One remembers it in order to recount it

The only regret I will have in dying is if it is not for love.

Don't struggle so much, the best things happen when not expected.

If you love something - let. If it is yours - it will come back. I love you not because of who you are, but for who I am when I'm with you.

Es kommt nicht darauf an, wie eine Geschichte anfängt. Auch nicht darauf, wie sie aufhört. Sondern auf das, was dazwischen passiert.

In order to achieve there must be a sacrifice

For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.

Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens.

Pride is ugly. It says 'If you succeed I am a failure.'

What we call emancipation is always and of necessity simply the free choice of the soul between one set of limitations and another.

I felt like I had just double-tapped Santa.

My daughter, the one who lives nearby, is raising her children to be very much aware. We went on a nature walk on Monday; I'm learning so much from her.

The most important thing is what you already do. It's being authentic. It's being curious, trying to discover gifts.

Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination.