Happiness is a mysterious thing, to be found somewhere between too little and too much.

and when all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.

It's courage, not luck, that takes us through to the end of the road.

It is always the same with mountains. Once you have lived with them for any length of time, you belong to them. There is no escape.

Red roses for young lovers. French beans for longstanding relationships

I have come to believe that the best kind of walk, or journey, is the one in which you have no particular destination when you set out.

The more you write, the better you will write! So - keep at it!

But the trees seemed to know me. They whispered among themselves and beckoned me nearer.

The past is always with us, for it feeds the present.

Well, are you?”“Am I what?”“Dating people?”Her lips quirked up at the corners. “Are you?”“Nope.”“Neither am I.”“Good. You’re mine until you leave.

People used to make money, but somewhere along the way, it started making us.

Heroic dreams are the consolation of the unhappy. After all, when people like us say we're being heroic, it usually means we're about to kill each other--or kill ourselves.

There are plenty of other ways to mend a broken heart, and doing some list full of stuff that you don't want to do doesn't have to be one of them.

I've been through a lot of struggles, even though I'm young.

In this world Hate never yet dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is the law, Ancient and inexhaustible.

Do you think I am superstitious? I am a super-atheist.

They [ French] still have an open border in Europe. And they have a Europe which doesn't have an integrated intelligence system like we do in the United States.

John Floridis was very inspiring. He plays so well.

I hold that any religion that satisfies the individual urge is valid for that person.