When a woman marries she belongs to another man; and when she belongs to another man there is nothing more you can say to her.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Remember, writing poetry is like making love: one will never know whether one's own pleasure is shared.

We do not free ourselves from something by avoiding it, but only by living though it.

Lessons are not given, they are taken.

The only joy in the world is to begin. It is good to be alive because living is beginning, always, every moment.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

We never remember days, only moments.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.

The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead.

I create, therefore I am.

She fell down fifty-five floors. It took 10.6 seconds for her to hit the ground. It took my father forty-eight hours to come back home from his business trip in Sweden.

I am too perfect for Evening, " Adam volunteers. "But that's all right." He smiles shyly at Aislin. "I am not too perfect for Aislin.

If I wished to punish a province, I would have it governed by philosophers.

Don't bother asking God for answers about life. Most likely you're asking the wrong questions.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Our most merciless enemy is our past.

When I was a little kid I wanted to be Face. I thought, cos I had blond hair and he did too, that when I grew up I'd look like him.

The human animal is a beast that dies but the fact that he’s dying don’t give him pity for others.