“In a war, the first casualty is human dignity.”

“I will lament your departure. I will hide my shame for having erred on some obscure point, for thinking that the justice of war is the same of peacetime.”

“The smell of baking bread wafts up to my cell and reminds me of the days I walked freely in the cafes. This tears me apart more than my fear of death or the solitude in which I now find myself.”

“(On the myth of Eros)Each time I recall this myth, I wonder: Are we never to be able to see the true face of love? And I understand what the Greeks meant by this: Love is an act of faith and its fa...”

“They're tulip seeds, the symbol of our country.But, more than that, they represent a truth you must learn. These seeds will always be tulips, even if at the moment you cannot tell them apart from o...”

“Flowers teach us that nothing is permanent: not their beauty, not even the fact that they will inevitably wilt, because they will still give new seeds.Remember this when you feel joy, pain, or sadn...”

“Do the right thing every single day and you never have to worry about your job or your pay.”

“From 9-5 you put food on your table. Before 9 and after 5 you make your fortune!!!”

“When doubted, double your efforts”