Nothing is as peaceful as when Christmas is over, when one has been forgiven for everything and can be normal again.

It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.

Storms probably exist only because after them we can have a sunrise.

A person can find anything if he takes the time, that is, if he can afford to look. And while he's looking, he's free, and he finds things he never expected.

Maybe my passion is nothing special, but at least it's mine.

It’s only the sea,’ said Moomintroll. ‘Every wave that dies on the beach sings a little song to a shell. But you mustn’t go inside because it’s a labyrinth and you may never come out again.

There's no need to imagine that you're a wondrous beauty, because that's what you are.

There are those who stay at home and those who go away, and it has always been so. Everyone can choose for himself, but he must choose while there is still time and never change his mind.

You must go on a long journey before you can really find out how wonderful home is.

You can't ever be really free if you admire somebody too much.

One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone.

I want to live my life in such a way that it colors my things with memories.

My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self.

Comic timing... is how to have a relationship with the camera and deal with the camera without looking like you are.

It is so common to write autobiographical fiction in which your own experience is thinly disguised.

Only when we have done all we knew to do can we wait by faith for God to do what only He can do.

Six women have come forward that say Arnold Schwarzenegger groped them without their consent. This proves he would be a hands-on governor.

People are trying to live freely outside of, or within a system that maybe for them on a day-to-day level isn't as free... I definitely think we're positively orientated.

Most of my books begin with an image or a voice - one small thing - and I don't know what it is going to become.

Cleanliness & good sanitation in schools is a matter of high importance.

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.