If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now.

My destination is no longer a place, rather a new way of seeing.

When you work to please others you can't succeed, but the things you do to satisfy yourself stand a chance of catching someone's interest.

We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.

Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.

One must never miss an opportunity of quoting things by others which are always more interesting than those one thinks up oneself.

If we are to make reality endurable, we must all nourish a fantasy or two.

Sometimes in this life, under the stress of an exceptional emotion, people do say what they think.

Be grateful for the grace of a new day.

It's impossible to live without hurting others.

All of the negativity and unsavory characters in this environment only serve to make the exceptions shine all the more brightly.

I may a loser in many ways but not a quitter in any way.

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.

If I had caused the cloud, it was my duty to make an effort to dispel it.

I'm a morning person: if I don't get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise.

I do not like violence, but ours is a violent time, and there are some men who understand nothing else.

For me, a novel relying too heavily on a single idea might be a dry, deadly thing unless it possesses an animating force.

Prejudice is taught. If the world were full of only children, it would be a much better place.