That is the joy of reading fiction: when all is said and done, the novel belongs to the reader and his or her imagination.
I want to thank my mum, my daddy, my coach, my teacher, everybody in my life.
I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.
If you are always allowed to stop training whenever you feel discomfort, you will find it too easy to give yourself permission to quit.
Everything too fast is not good but everything too slow is also not good. You need balance. That's why I like martial arts: it always tells you how to control your body, your mind, your heart. Balance. Balance can keep the world's peace. I think that's a very good thing.
Learn the way and find your own way.
A weapon isn't good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.
Read day and night, devour books—these sleeping pills—not to know but to forget! Through books you can retrace your way back to the origins of spleen, discarding history and its illusions.
If you think about how long it takes to write a piece of music for an orchestra, it's outrageous to me, outrageous.
I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.
More than anything else, my mother wanted to be an actress - a famous actress - which in the 1950s was all about being young, sexy, and available. She was all that, and more. She had big blue eyes, alabaster skin, a heart-shaped face, a beautiful figure. She was just a knockout.