“Life always involves some logic in its manifestations, and logic, as a rule, excludes the versatility of life from its considerations.”

“Hundreds of wise men cannot make the world a heaven, but one idiot is enough to turn it into a hell.”

“Intelligence seeks reasons behind things. Wisdom looks for things behind reasons.”

“Truth is what reconciles thought and experience.”

“The biggest challenge for human mind is human mind.”

“A mind can be empty of thoughts but a heart cannot be void of feelings.”

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for t...”

“You know Balbec so well - do you have friends in the area?'I have friends wherever there are companies of trees, wounded but not vanquished, which huddle together with touching obstinacy to implore...”

“Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying youre friends is easy. Being friends is not.”

“It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.”

“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever.”