I see the horizon. A light blue, a beautiful band. This is the Earth. How beautiful it is! All goes well.

Once you've been in space, you appreciate how small and fragile the Earth is.

If women can be railroad workers in Russia, why can't they fly in space?

It [the Earth] was breathtakingly beautiful, like something out of a fairy tale. There is no way to describe the joy of seeing the Earth. It is blue, and more beautiful than any other planet.

Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky.

Russia is still the leader in world space exploration. But its position of leader involves great responsibility - we have no right to lag behind. We can and we must move constantly forward.

I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead?

They forbade me from flying, despite all my protests and arguments. After being once in space, I was desperately keen to go back there. But it didn't happen.

I am convinced that the modular structure of the Mir will be the main trend in manned orbital stations development in the next century

To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.

Hey sky, take off your hat, I'm on my way!

Word-Power'Being stuck in my room, I've become a world traveler.If you wonder how...just guess how I've reached you right now

As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

And still I persist in wondering whether folly must always be our nemesis.

Oh, how daily life is. (Ah, que la vie est quotidienne.)

Based on a string of bad breakups, I was forced to examine my choice of partners. Surely, that must have abolished me from any wrongdoing.

Generous gestures yield the most when that isn't their purpose.

Communicate with visual literacy - Make good use of all the non-verbal ways of communication - color, shape, form, texture.

All of my books are based in some way on my personal experiences, or the experiences of members of my family, or the stories kids would tell me in school.

Immigration was probably the driving thing behind Brexit.