The problem is we bear grudges that go a thousand years into the past. Really, I could find people who begrudge the Greeks for doing awful things to the Bulgarians more than a thousand years ago.

The clash of religion. We've had to coexist for hundreds of years in Bulgaria, in the Balkans, and we still don't get along. It's a reason for so much tragedy.

In certain places, not always, there are moments where I tried to convey in English a sense of foreignness. I wanted the reader to get the sense that another language is being spoken.

When I was writing in Bulgarian, I could hide behind beautiful prose.

Words physically have power to bring things into existence.

Gratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn't the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors our world.

It's not an effective protest if it's not pissing people off.

True men and women are all physicians to make us well.

There is no difference between religion and politics. Both involve lies and fanatical beliefs that generaly defy logic... Just like rock climbing.

The profit motive, indecorous though it may seem, may represent the best chance the poor have to reap some of globalization's benefits.

I don't know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels.

Actually I started out as a fast bowler but people told me that I was chucking the ball, so i changed to spin.

Oh I don’t wanna grow up, wish I’d never grown up It could still be simple.

Education is a priority over any sport because without a mind you can't contribute to society.

You've got to learn to accept the fool in you as well as the part that's got it goin' on.