And she was really good at that: even since she was a little girl, she could eliminate the hours, knew how to kill the minutes. Without them suffering from it, she put them to sleep.

Could my proud loneliness be merely an illusion?

What is aesthetically beautiful, should not be able to be understood fully: by its mysterious character it should leave behind a vaguely pleasant feeling.

From the deepest silence between us arose uncertain, utterly vague and, as it were, whispered varieties on the theme ‘smile’.

Where they burn books, at the end they also burn people

To every problem you encounting, there is an answer within it.

Standing there, that day, I felt like Sally was being torn from my skin and there was no way I could ever fly free, without her right beside me.

I feel blessed. I never wanted to be an actor. It just happened all by chance and fate. I was studying to be a teacher.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

I like to compare my method with that of painters centuries ago, proceeding from layer to layer.

Ain't no love lost, cause there was never none there.

I refuse to put the unnecessary strain of learning English upon my sisters for the sake of false pride or questionable social advantage.

I had a choice. I could become an economist & managing director. I choose to do something else. I would have become much, much richer than I am. I choose to not do that. It's that simple.

I love team sports - they give me something to focus on rather than the fact that I can't breathe or my muscles are aching.