we are slaves to the cost of living.

The book is man's best invention so far.

Who has gone hungry learns to think of the future and of the children.

A child is the root of the heart.

[On Brazil:] In our country everything is weakening. The money is weak. Democracy is weak and the politicians are very weak. Everything that is weak dies one day.

We have only one way to be born and many ways to die.

a poet will even face death when he sees his people oppressed.

will there ever be a drama more beautiful than that of eating?

If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever. -An-mei

All the ill that is in us comes from fear, and all the good from love.

The people say what they like and then I do what I like

Cats and ghosts both partook of the saucers of milk and that was okay. They consumed different parts of it: the cats its substance, the ghosts its essence, and none went to waste.

If at first you don't succeed, You're not an Alpha

When you're in bed, you're dead

I think the word "intelligent" dictates a lot about someone's sense of humor, and the terms of reference in your life, the way you interpret something you read or a painting you look at or something.

Come not between the dragon and his wrath.

A speech is something you say so as to distract attention from what you do not say.

I just could just shave my beard, and nobody would recognize me. Although I look like Jodie Foster.