“Fire can destroy or purify, strengthen or weaken, all depending on the nature of the material being burned. Pain has the same effects on the human soul, and for the same reasons.”

“I have never seen genius without a touch of madness... and vice versa.”

“Great language and great literature do not survive long without each other”

“There are few things more powerful than a name. A single phrase that somehow becomes a symbol for an entire existence.”

“I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.”

“Cowards are always much more dangerous than heroes.”

“Only super-efforts count.”

“I want to be in a relationship where you telling me you love me is just a ceremonious validation of what you already show me.”

“That is what a well-guarded prayer life can reveal about us, that our trust is not in ourselves but in seeking God's strength for what we do. Prayer is not a substitute for action, but prayer under...”

“The devil's happy when the critics run you off.”

“Love, like Fortune, favours the bold.”

“I would say that Op 31 had brought music just to the very edge I just simply drew back and said, beyond that lies complete chaos.”