Pain was uniquely one's own, and undiminished by a democracy of suffering.

Eyes speak the best of the body language.

The awkwardness of getting reward in a well-off society is that the creation of appetite often requires undoing the work of satisfying appetite.

Life equals running and when we stop running maybe that's how we'll know life is finally finished.

I don't need that much to live - we don't need that much to have a wonderful life. I learned that from animals.

The love for material things grows like a fungus in the soul and destroys the loveliness of the human heart utterly.

It is a decision that compassion is more important than fear, than fitting in, than following the crowd.

To attract more money, you must be attractive, in the sense that people will want and prefer your products or service over those of your competitior.

If chocolate were a mandatory part of breakfast, people wouldn’t be so grouchy in the morning.

I had forgotten that time wasn't fixed like concrete but in fact was fluid as sand, or water. I had forgotten that even misery can end.

I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.