But don't forget, in the meantime, that this is the season for strawberries. Yes.

Everything in the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born.

It is because I dove into the abyss that I am beginning to love the abyss I am made of.

I only achieve simplicity with enormous effort

The only truth is that I live. Sincerely, I live. Who am I? Well, that's a bit much.

Do you ever suddenly find it strange to be yourself?

Do you know that hope sometimes consists only of a question without an answer?

There it is, the sea, the most incomprehensible of non-human existences.

Her curiosity instructed her more than the answers she was given.

Who has not asked himself at some time or other: am I a monster or is this what it means to be a person?

Things were somehow so good that they were in danger of becoming very bad because what is fully mature is very close to rotting

Happily ever after doesn’t just happen because you’ve found the love of your life. Happiness is a personal choice.

I emphasize listening. We strive to hear what other people want us to hear, even though they don't always come out and say it directly.

There is always something new to learn about the person you love.

What I love most about Norway is you ladies. Back home I'm used to fat and hairy women journalists.

We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all.

The science of government is only a science of combinations, of applications, and of exceptions, according to times, places and circumstances.

The extra luggage of indiscriminate dreams, desires and attachments will make your life's journey miserable.

The lover is made happier by his love than the object of his affection.

Thus the skilful general conducts his army just as though he were leading a single man, willy-nilly, by the hand.

It doesn't matter who you are. What matters is your plan.