I die without seeing the dawn brighten over my native land. You who have it to see, welcome it ... and forget not those who have fallen during the night!

He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.

I have to believe much in God because I have lost my faith in man.

I honor the father in his son, not the son in his father. Each one receives a reward or punishment for his deeds, but not for the acts of others.

For myself I think that one wrong does not right the other, and forgiveness cannot be won with useless tears or alms to the Church.

The example could encourage others who only fear to start.

Why independence, if the slaves of today will be the tyrants of tomorrow?

No one measures a life in weeks and days. You measure life in years and by the things that happen to you.

one emotion after another crept into her face like objects into a slowly developing picture.

Make the best of what you have today.Today is the day.The best is here: now, it is always be at the present moment.

God when he makes the prophet does not unmake the man.

My goal is to show everyone that they, too, can do what they love to do.

I was trying to say something about Christianity, the idea that you have to be tortured to attain heaven. I didn't believe that.

Writing is a suspension of life in order to re-create life

I hate it when people pilfer my things.

Social is about engaging, it's about a conversation, it's about listening and then responding, it's an ongoing conversation with our fan base.

I want to be the best I can be no matter what the circumstances. That’s how I was raised.