“When we meet someone and fall in love, we have a sense that the whole universe is on our side. And yet if something goes wrong, there is nothing left! How is it possible for the beauty that was the...”

“Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they're not. When two bodies meet, it is just the cup overflowing. They can stay together for hours, even days. They begin the dance o...”

“The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.”

“Ive met a man and fallen in love with him. I allowed myself to fall in love for one simple reason: Im not expecting anything to come of it. I know that, in three months time, Ill be far away and he...”

“What made you fall in love with a prostitute?I didnt understand it myself at the time. But Ive thought about it since, and I think it was because, knowing that your body would never be mine alone, ...”

“I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.”

“Ever have a dream so real you felt you could reach out and touch it?”

“The nearest thing we have to a defence against [the gods] (but there is no real defence) is to be very wide awake and sober and hard at work, to hear no music, never to look at earth or sky, and (a...”

“Today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day.”