When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote anything more than 250 pages.

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.

What each of us believes in is up to us, but life is impossible without believing in something.

Do not fear your inner light.Carry your light to the dark world.

Plant a good seed in people who have fertile hearts. When you are away, they'll miss you. When you are coming again, they can't wait!

Read books, discover the blues and don't Tweet.

The Mets are gonna be amazing.

The light, colors, and energy of Ibiza are constant sources of inspirations for my work. I always leave Ibiza recharged and full of ideas for new shades, looks, and products.

The piano is able to communicate the subtlest universal truths by means of wood, metal and vibrating air.

Architecture appears for the first time when the sunlight hits a wall. The sunlight did not know what it was before it hit a wall.

The thing done avails, and not what is said about it.

Music was never really something I wanted to do, so I never thought about it as a kid.