He who has love in his heart has the universe in his hands.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

The knowledge of the soul is knowledge of the universe

If I could live in one city and do every single thing I do there, I would choose Venice. You can't turn your head without seeing something amazing.

Stop throwing us all together like some sort of Puerto Ricaminican Tex-Mex buffet.

You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people.

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.

To me, the camera is like a musical instrument. You use it to control the flow, shape, size and colors of images.

Abnormal is so common, it's practically normal.

If a woman never lets herself go, how will she ever know how far she might have got?

I think novelists, when they write their books, end up having occasionally serving a purpose and playing roles that they never really fully either intended or even understood.

Feminism is an attack on social practices and habits of thought that keep women and men boxed into gender roles that are harmful.