In his love for the world, the greedy is like the silkworm: the more it wraps in its cocoon, the less it has of escaping from it, until it dies of grief.

Never does any pride enter the heart of a man ex­cept that his in­tel­li­gence de­creases by the same amount.

Publication is a marathon, not a sprint. Writing the book is only the start.

We do not leave those whom we truly love. We only break the hearts of those whom we can tolerate their hurts and can move away from their pain" From "The Jasmine Tree: Love in the time of revolutions

A wish has been defined as a 'goal with no energy behind it.' Hope is not a strategy.

It's just hard to meet new people, in my position.

There is no more dangerous illusion than the fancies by which people try to avoid illusion.

A man who doesn't make you feel special, wanted or important would make a very poor husband.

Governments are the sails, the people the wind, the country is the ship and time is the sea.

My school was so tough the school newspaper had an obituary section.

Whether they yield or refuse, it delights women to have been asked.

We all come from a woman. We have to make love.