Whatever else it might be, the divine is certainly the thing that imposes with maximum intensity the sensation of being alive.

Education is paradoxical in that it is largely composed of things that cannot be learned

The gods are fugitive guests of literature.

Myth is never a single story. It is always a tree with many branches.

Stories never live alone; They are the branches of a family that we have to trace back, and forward.

The author is the successor of the saint, everyone respects the author.

It is important for people to know that no matter what lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on to a brighter world.

I'd like Muslims to look at their religion as a set of beliefs that they can appraise critically and pick and choose from.

Memories, imagination, old sentiments, and associations are more readily reached through the sense of smell than through any other channel.

I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.

When we pass by another person without telling them we love them it’s cruel and wrong and we all know this.

If I can make it, you can make it.

First love is only once in a lifetime, and it remains only in memory.

In order to change the system, we need to change our ideas.

Truth is not private property.

I think, for all of us, enjoying time with our kids and our families helps us stay grounded.