We were young, and we had no need for prophecies. Just living was itself an act of prophecy.

Memories and thoughts age, just as people do. But certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade.

The better you were able to imagine what you wanted to imagine, the farther you could flee from reality.

A person’s destiny is something you look back at afterwards, not something to be known in advance.

Spending plenty of time on something can be the most sophisticated form of revenge.

The passage of time will usually extract the venom of most things and render them harmless

Living like an empty shell is not really living, no matter how many years it may go on. The heart and flesh of an empty shell give birth to nothing more than the life of an empty shell.

When you are used to the kind of life -of never getting anything you want- you stop knowing what it is you want.

I closed my eyes and tried to sleep. But it was not until much later that I was able to get any real sleep. In a place far away from anyone or anywhere, I drifted off for a moment.

Snow floated down every once in a while, but it was frail snow, like a memory fading into the distance.

Tell me, Doctor, are you afraid of death?""I guess it depends on how you die.

Distance is an outer phenomenon. In the inner world, everything is connected with love.

He had forgotten how to soar upon the wings of his soul...

Nonsense remains nonsense even when we talk it about God.

Although it's easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket... it's part-ownership of a business.

I went for endless auditions for tiny parts in obscure plays, and never got one job until I was in 'Four Weddings'.

Sourav has done an excellent job of balancing his captaincy with his personal game. He looks like he is enjoying being captain. And effectively, he has lightened the burden on Sachin Tendulkar.

Spirituality is a boundless ability to respond and experience.

To really become motivated to succeed, people need to believe they can win.

Treat each guitar track-and each song-completely different. For example, if I'm using a certain amp and guitar on one track, I'll deliberately use something else for the next tune or overdub.

[Osip] Mandelstam was killed by Stalinist forces.