He who studies without passion will never become anything more than a pedant.

In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.

Truth to tell, we are all criminals if we remain silent.

It is never until one realizes that one means something to others that one feels there is any point or purpose in one's own existence.

Freedom is not possible without authority - otherwise it would turn into chaos and authority is not possible without freedom - otherwise it would turn into tyranny.

All I know is that I shall be alone again. There is nothing more terrible than to be alone among human beings.

There is nothing more vindictive, nothing more underhanded, than a little world that would like to be a big one.

In history, the moments during which reason and reconciliation prevail are short and fleeting.

Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.

Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.

Hairdressers are professional gossips; when only the hands are busy, the tongue is seldom still.

There is no place like the beach... where the land meets the sea and the sea meats the sky

All the heroes of tomorrow are the heretics of today.

If something's bound to happen, it will happen.. Right time, right person, and for the best reason.

We are here to laugh at the odds.

The biggest downside to being a novelist is writing the novel.

I told my broker that as long as he doesn't tell me where my money should go, I won't tell him where he should go.

A little part of my life is built around ancient art.

The only reason I'm coming out here tomorrow is the schedule says I have to.

This obstinate will to personal happiness is the cause of unrest and division in your soul. Give it up and work against it: the rest will be given you without effort.

We are a part of everything that is beneath us, above us, and around us. Our past is our present, our present is our future, and our future is seven generations past and present.