"The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life."

"It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone."

"Isn't it strange that I know you'd risk your life to save mine, but I don't even know what your favorite color is?"

"It frightens me, the awful truth, of how sweet life can be..."

"Try patting them on the back or shoulder and telling them everything is going to be fine. Lots of times when girls cry, they don't want you to fix the problem, they just want to be consoled."

"You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling [unsure] and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. Take a breath. You’ll be okay. Even if you don’t feel okay all the time."

"To invent your own life's meaning is not easy, but it's still allowed, and I think you'll be happier for the trouble."

"Strange, I thought, how you can be living your dreams and your nightmares at the very same time."

"A stumble may prevent a fall."

"People who say that yesterday was better than today are ultimately devaluing their own existence."

"Sometimes letting go is simply changing the labels you place on an event. Looking at the same event with fresh eyes."

"Muscles aching to work, minds aching to create - this is man."

"Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential."

"Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living."

"Whatever happens to your body, your soul will survive, untouched..."

"Life takes a bit of time and a lot of relationship."

"The connections we make in the course of a life--maybe that's what heaven is."

"There are several ways to react to being lost. One is to panic: this was usually Valentina's first impulse. Another is to abandon yourself to lostness, to allow the fact that you've misplaced yourself to change the way you experience the world."

"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration."

"Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated."

"She supposed they were imperfections, those marks, but they didn't feel that way to her; they were a history, cut into his body: the map of a life of endless war."

"I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got."