Every once in a while someone along the road lets us know how far behind we are. A man shouts: ‘Faster!’ He probably thinks bicycle racing is about going fast.

Nature is an old lady with few friends these days, and those who wish to make use of her charms, she rewards passionately.

Racing is licking your opponent's plate clean before starting on your own

There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you.

The quality of a man is to be judged not by what he drives but by what drives him

Too many riddles weigh men down on earth. We must solve as we can, and try to keep a dry skin in the water.

An obedient wife commands her husband.

Also, in my acting, I feel very much like a storyteller, exploring the flaws of the characters that I interpret. I look for the imperfections, and I love a character that is just so flawed.

The Japanese Prime Minister has apologized for Japan's part in World War II. However, he still hasn't mentioned anything about karaoke.

I started writing one afternoon when I was twenty, and ever since then I have written every day. At first I had to force myself. Then it became part of my identity, and I did it without thinking.

This religion and the Bible require of woman everything, and give her nothing. They ask her support and her love, and repay her with contempt and oppression.

I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.

Every time he glances at me I feel it just as surely as if he has reached out and run his finger along my soul. It is all I can do not to smile at the sheer wonder of it.