. . . the problem with words is that once spoken, they cannot find their way back to the speaker alone.
The way I would live my life is: never do something in real life that I would not want to write about in my Autobiography.
Having settled down in the promised land of money and adventure - returning to a land of your parents last days can be a big dilemma to many. Isn't your greatest wealth your parents, and the best adventure - to see them happy before they go.
The purest love is the one between parents and their children. The rest may be more elevated, but never as deep or long-lasting.
Couples should keep their love pure before it poisons the purest love of all - that between them and their children
Mastering an art is like reaching the top of the passion mountain. . . . at the top the passion dies out! So keep learning.
Your eyes are windows to your dreams; Your ears are windows to your mind; You nose is the door to your heart - you can win over any man with just your smell.
In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.
How do you feel when I smile at you?" he asked - and then he did smile at her, just a little. Not like myself, Cath thought. "Like an idiot," she said softly. "And I never want it to stop.
You never answered my question, about what you want to do with your life. Maybe my dreams aren't that complicated. Maybe I think that a job is just a job. What does that mean? Maybe I don't want to be defined by what I do. Maybe I'd like to be defined by what I am.
To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well