A good lover will behave just as elegantly at dawn as at any other time.

A man who has nothing in particular to recommend him discusses all sorts of subjects at random as if he knew everything.

There is nothing in the whole world so painful as feeling that one is not liked.

One is telling a story about old times when someone breaks in with a little detail that he happens to know, implying that one's own version is inaccurate — disgusting behavior!

If someone with whom one is having an affair keeps on mentioning some woman whom he knew in the past, however long ago it is since they separated, one is always irritated.

To wash one's hair, make one's toilet, and put on scented robes; even if not a soul sees one, these preparations still produce an inner pleasure.

You have been called. Know that. Understand that. Imprint it deep in your heart and set out on your mission in whatever way you can, here and now! The world is waiting for you.

i was a prisoner of events

During self-reflection, the realization came that revolution begins within.

It is very simple, actually. It is because you and Tengo were so powerfully drawn to each other.

Every one that asketh receiveth and he that seeketh findeth.

The IT model of the enterprise has become a lot more user lead.

You must play boldly to win.

Instead of resisting any emotion, the best way to dispel it is to enter it fully, embrace it and see through your resistance.

...the majority of people cannot endure the bareness and futility of their lives unless they have some ardent dedication, or some passionate pursuit in which they can lose themselves.

Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating.