“The critic who doesn't make out a case is only an intelligent reader for himself; he is not a critic”

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”

“All you have to do is pay attention: lessons always arrive when you are ready.”

“There are two kinds of pain in this world. The pain that hurts, the pain that alters.”

“We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright ...”

“A woman should soften but not weaken a man.”

“Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”

“I think it’s very important to have a feedback loop, where you’re constantly thinking ...”

“I will go anywhere as long as it is forward”

“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”

“Determination. No matter what field you're in, determination will surely get you to the top.”

“If you don't program yourself, life will program you.”