Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader with a desire to know more.

The key to understanding any people is in its art: its writing, painting, sculpture.

Education is everywhere, prompting one to think, to consider, to remember.

A journey is time suspended.

Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can save us when all else is lost.

Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.

Personally, I do not believe the human mind has any limits but those we impose ourselves.

Our world is made up of a myriad of microcosms, of tiny worlds, each with its own habitues, every one known to the others.

Someone has said that culture is what remains with you after you have forgotten all you have read, and I believe there is much truth in that.

We did all the tourist crap, but I just wanted to sit in a cafe and watch people

I am an optimist, I always hope for the best.

Success is not a romantic word, it's an ugly world.

Milk should be homogenized-not people.

You know what the difference between a vision and a hallucination is? They call it a vision when other people can see it.

I know I might rub people the wrong way sometimes, but I'm just a kid living my dream... I'm enjoying my life.

Forcing people to be generous isn't humanitarian, effective, compassionate or moral. Only acts that are truly voluntary for all concerned can be truly compassionate.

Pity is love in undress.

I'm not dissatisfied with my place in it rock 'n' roll.

My definition of love is: Being willing to die for someone, that you yourself want to kill.