Only fools listen to their hearts. Only fools get attached. We wanderers get in and get out just in time.

I used to think I'd be just like them when I grew up, but I am not. And the thing is, somewhere along the way, I stopped wanting to be like them, anyway.

A free man is as jealous of his responsibilities as he is of his liberties.

I was learning book-keeping at the age of 12, but it never stopped me from pursuing literature. Over the years, I grew to love the written word.

The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.

Cultivating inner discipline is something that takes time; expecting rapid results is simply a sign of impatience.

Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager.

I do not share the wish to see my language dead and decently buried

A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future nation can be built.

And some cease feeling Even themselves or for themselves. Dullness best solves The tease and doubt of shelling

So long as the deceit ran along quiet and monotonous, all of us let ourselves be deceived, abetting it unawares or maybe through cowardice.