"I love you like a river that understands that it must learn to flow differently over waterfalls and to rest in the shallows. I love you because we are all born in the same place, at the same source, which keeps us provided with a constant supply of water. And so, when we feel weak, all we have to do is wait a little. The spring returns, and the winter snows melt and fill us with new energy."

"I love you like a river that creates the right conditions for trees and bushes and flowers to flourish along its banks. I love you like a river that gives water to the thirsty and takes people where they want to go."

"The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don’t. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy."

"Of believing, even when no one believes in me."

"Of drying my tears, even while I weep,"

"Of holding out my hand, even when utterly alone and abandoned,"

"Of working happily, even in the midst of difficulties,"

"Of giving, even when I have nothing,"

"I will be capable of loving, regardless of whether I am loved in return,"

"I forgive the world and all its evils.”"

"I forgive the neglect and the contempt,"

"I forgive the anger and the cruelty,"

"I forgive the injustice carried out in the name of justice,"

"I forgive the indifference and ill will,"

"I forgive the hostility and jealousy,"

"I forgive the stillborn hopes,"

"I forgive the wrecked dreams,"

"I forgive the blows that hurt me,"

"I forgive the hatred and the persecution,"

"I forgive the slanders and intrigues,"

"I forgive the betrayals and the lies,"

"I forgive the pain and the disappointments,"

"I forgive the tears I was made to shed,"

"First develop a strategy that utilizes everything around you. The best way to prepare for a challenge is to cultivate the ability to call on an infinite variety of responses."

"Life is one long training session in preparation for what will come. Life and death lose their meaning; there are only challenges to be met with joy and overcome with tranquility."

"Love always triumphs over what we call death. That’s why there’s no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side."

"Never. We never lose our loved ones. They accompany us; they don’t disappear from our lives. We are merely in different rooms. For example, I can’t see who is in the next carriage, but it contains people traveling in the same time as me, as you, as everyone. The fact that we can’t speak to them or know what’s going on in that other carriage is completely irrelevant. They are there. So what we call ‘life’ is a train with many carriages. Sometimes we’re in one, sometimes we’re in another, and sometimes we cross between them, when we dream or allow ourselves to be swept away by the extraordinary."

"If you rely only on experience, you’ll simply keep applying old solutions to new problems. I know a lot of people who feel they have an identity only when they’re talking about their problems. That way, they exist, because their problems are linked to what they judge to be their history."

"It’s always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own responsibility. You can try to stop time, but it’s a complete waste of energy."

"We are not the person other people wish we were. We are who we decide to be."

"People aren’t used to that way of thinking. They want everything to stay the same—and the consequence of that is pain,”."

"We learn in the past, but we are not the result of that. We suffered in the past, loved in the past, cried and laughed in the past, but that’s of no use to the present. The present has its challenges, its good and bad side. We can neither blame nor be grateful to the past for what is happening now. Each new experience of love has nothing whatsoever to do with past experiences. It’s always new."

"Time neither moves nor is stationary. Time changes."

"Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger."

"If someone is giving us something, that’s because we’re incapable of getting it for ourselves."

"Seek out people who aren’t afraid of making mistakes and who, therefore, do make mistakes. Because of that, their work often isn’t recognized, but they are precisely the kind of people who change the world and, after many mistakes, do something that will transform their own community completely”."

"Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks, and do what you really want to do."

"If I had to give you one piece of advice, it would be this: don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions."

"“No one can learn to love by following a manual, and no one can learn to write by following a course. I’m not telling you to seek out other writers but to find people with different skills from yourself, because writing is no different from any other activity done with joy and enthusiasm”."

"I think to myself that this really isn’t something I should concern myself with."

"I don’t believe in God as you imagine Him to be, but I believe in many things that you could never even dream of."

"Lao-tzu’s words, was: place all your feelings outside of yourself and you will be renewed."

"What we aim to do is calm the spirit and get in touch with the source from which everything comes, removing any trace of malice or egotism. If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you’ll forget your own soul and end up exhausted and defeated by the energy you have wasted in judging others."

"To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life."

"Life has been very hard on me, but, at the same time, it has taught me a great deal."

"What hurts us is what heals us."

"The light of love flows out of my soul, but it can go nowhere because it’s blocked by pain. I could inhale and exhale every morning for the rest of my life, but that wouldn’t solve anything."

"Don’t let yourself be destroyed by a force that was placed in our hearts in order to make everything better."

"So, in my relationships with men, I’ve always sought suffering, conflict, and despair."

"If I were to persuade just one person to stop fighting for something they were convinced was worthwhile, I would end up persuading myself, and my whole life would be diminished."