The speed is something dangerous but very exciting.

Riding a race bike is an art - a thing that you do because you feel something inside.

The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true.

To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.

Giving yourself threads doesn't mean you don't believe in yourself in my opinion.

Maybe the bike is more dangerous, but the passion for the car for me is second to the bike.

I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha.

I'm Valentino Rossi. And I want to be a person, not an icon.

Our sport is dangerous. We risk the life out there, so we need to stay calm and focused and leave all the rest out.

But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.

I race to win. If I am on the bike or in a car it will always be the same.

And I dare to believe that it really is. I dare to bet on us again.

Poetry is born

The silence between us was so profound I thought part of it must be my fault.

The more time you can put between you and your manuscript, the more fresh your eyes become and the more mistakes you’ll catch.

This is the life you're living. It's not temporary and it's not pretend and there's no do-over.

Hogsmeade looked like a Christmas card

Nobody can teach me who I am.

Even Hitchcock liked to think of himself as a puppeteer who was manipulating the strings of his audience and making them jump. He liked to think he had that kind of control.

It is too little to call man a little world; Except God, man is a diminutive to nothing.

What is Thanksgiving without a nutty relative?