She just eyed them coolly, as if they were nothing to her, as if their nothingness surprised and slightly repelled her.

His words sounded foolish to his own ears. He was not impressive. He was small like the world.

What are you supposed to do when something like that happens? Do you hold on or let go?

Living simply means concentrating on what's important in light of eternity. And not taking the rest of life too seriously.

Usually, I just do what I want, because I got it that way.

...God leads you to it and takes you through it.

There is no correlation between happiness and amounts of money.

There is no advance without strife.

I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who never learned to love. Chess, like love and music, has the ability of making people happy.

Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.

The light is within. It is already there. Take your time to see it.

I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.