I knew, as every peasant does, that land can never be truly owned. We are the keepers of the soil, the curators of trees.

Traveling is like flirting with life. It's like saying, 'I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.

My head was a desolate place and as barren as the bare hills of Le Marche. Until I began to build in it, only vultures nested there.

miracles had to be paid for; only calamity was free.

Like poetry, in times of intense emotion the image returns to me. Like poetry, it stroked my soul and, by turns, lulled and stoked my senses.

Going to work every day was like my hair was on fire and all I had to put it out was a hammer.

Wherever you travel to, I would love to receive a beautiful postcard.

I’m going, ’ he said, and in the temple light, I caught his determination, and that strength he got from loving me. It made him brave.

Within each such social group, a feeling of solidarity prevails, a compelling need to work together and a joy in doing so that represent a high moral value.

There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones.

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.

Beyond here lies nothin' But the mountains of the past

The Internet is the world's largest library. It's just that all the books are on the floor.

I take ownership of every mistake I've ever made.

Nelson Mandela once said "I can't help it if the ladies take note of me; I'm not going to protest."