“No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities..”

“A failure establishes only this, that our determination to succeed was not strong enough.”

“Tearless grief bleeds inwardly”

“There is probably no hell for authors in the next world--they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this one.”

“Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.”

“Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music.”

“Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.”

“True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen.”

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”

“My soul.My spirit.My strength.”

“Document the moments you feel most in love with yourself - what youre wearing, who youre around, what youre doing. Recreate and repeat.”

“Since [narcissists] deep down, feel themselves to be faultless, it is inevitable that when they are in conflict with the world they will invariably perceive the conflict as the world's fault. Since...”

“You two are too cute, the counter girl said, setting two cups piled with whipped cream on the counter. She had a sort of lopsided, open smile that made me think she laughed a lot. Seriously. How lo...”

“Life reality tells us that to grow physically, you first need to grow inwardly”

“Remember, one step leads to the other and therefore never neglect the first step. It will give you the confidence you need to sail through with victory”